By Davila H.R. No. 418 75R9666 WMS-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor 1-2 the Texas Agricultural Extension Service's Empowering Teen Leaders 1-3 Program on its remarkable success in developing leadership and 1-4 citizenship skills in young Texans and welcome participants in the 1-5 program to the Capitol on March 20, 1997, in observance of 1-6 Government In Action Day; and 1-7 WHEREAS, The Empowering Teen Leaders Program is a leadership, 1-8 communication, and coalition building development course that 1-9 includes mentoring by individuals with the Texas Agricultural 1-10 Extension Service and Texas A&M University, as well as state 1-11 representatives and community leaders; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Participants in the program exemplify the desire of 1-13 many of our state's youth to make a positive difference in their 1-14 communities by performing acts of kindness in behalf of others, 1-15 such as mowing lawns and delivering meals to the elderly; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Indicative of the far-reaching effects created by 1-17 the Empowering Teen Leaders Program is the Good News Gang in 1-18 Houston, which boasts many thousands of members ranging in age from 1-19 five to 18 years old, each of whom has earned membership status by 1-20 performing a charitable act; and 1-21 WHEREAS, From 1992 through 1996, 171 future leaders were 1-22 successfully trained, and they in turn have shared their knowledge 1-23 and enthusiasm with hundreds of other young people, resulting in 1-24 more than 9,000 hours of community service benefiting over 18,000 2-1 Texans; and 2-2 WHEREAS, The Empowering Teen Leaders Program has greatly 2-3 enhanced the lives of its participants and those around them, and 2-4 this worthy initiative is truly deserving of special legislative 2-5 recognition at this time; now, therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-7 Legislature hereby commend all those Texans whose efforts have made 2-8 the Texas Agricultural Extension Service's Empowering Teen Leaders 2-9 Program the resounding success that it is today; and, be it further 2-10 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-11 prepared for the Texas Agricultural Extension Service's Empowering 2-12 Teen Leaders Program as an expression of high regard by the Texas 2-13 House of Representatives.