H.R. No. 805
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, Each year, the Corporate Fund for Children sponsors
    1-2  the Best of Texas Annual Conference and Gala awards ceremony to
    1-3  recognize innovative and successful programs that are helping to
    1-4  make the Lone Star State a better place for Texas children and
    1-5  their families; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, Dedicated volunteers from across the state have
    1-7  created and implemented programs to prevent teen pregnancy, protect
    1-8  Texas children from violent crime, and care for children so that
    1-9  their parents can work outside the home; with the assistance of the
   1-10  Corporate Fund for Children, an organization that provides
   1-11  financial assistance to community-based children's groups, Texans
   1-12  have been able to solve many of the most pressing social and
   1-13  economic problems facing our society's youngest citizens today; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, A joint effort of corporate sponsors, charitable
   1-15  foundations, and state and federal agencies, the Corporate Fund for
   1-16  Children was recognized in 1984 as one of the most successful
   1-17  organizations of its kind by the President's Task Force on Private
   1-18  Sector Initiatives; over the years, the association has
   1-19  collaborated with private groups throughout Texas to establish some
   1-20  of the most inventive and successful children's programs in the
   1-21  nation; and
   1-22        WHEREAS, The Corporate Fund for Children and the noteworthy
   1-23  organizations it has designated as the "Best of Texas" have made
   1-24  many invaluable contributions toward improving the quality of life
    2-1  for infants, children, young people, and parents throughout the
    2-2  State of Texas, and it is fitting that they be given special
    2-3  legislative commendation for their continuing contributions in this
    2-4  regard; now, therefore, be it
    2-5        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
    2-6  Legislature hereby honor the Corporate Fund for Children and the
    2-7  1995 Best of Texas award winners for their exemplary work in behalf
    2-8  of Texas children and their families; and, be it further
    2-9        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-10  prepared for the Corporate Fund for Children as an expression of
   2-11  gratitude and highest regard by the Texas House of Representatives.