R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The South East Texas Foster Grandparent Program 1-2 (SETFGP) has established itself as one of the state's most 1-3 successful volunteer efforts, and this great asset to the community 1-4 is truly worthy of special praise and recognition; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Designed to bring together senior citizens and 1-6 children with special needs in mutually beneficial relationships, 1-7 SETFGP began in January 1989 and is the first program of its type 1-8 in the nation to focus on at-risk youth, and countless Texans have 1-9 benefited from this innovative approach since its inception; and 1-10 WHEREAS, The program was set in motion by James "Bubba" 1-11 Martin of Jefferson County Juvenile Probation and Joyce Philen of 1-12 the South East Texas Area Agency on Aging, and their drive and 1-13 dedication have been essential to the venture's ongoing success; 1-14 and 1-15 WHEREAS, Ultimately, the many accomplishments of SETFGP rest 1-16 on the commendable commitment of its able volunteers, and in the 1-17 program's first five years alone, foster grandparents donated more 1-18 than 200,000 hours of their time to this worthy endeavor; and 1-19 WHEREAS, By encouraging older Texans to share their 1-20 compassion, wisdom, and experience with those young people most in 1-21 need of these precious gifts, SETFGP has brought about a new and 1-22 necessary means of addressing the needs of at-risk youth, and it is 1-23 indeed fitting at this time to acknowledge this exemplary program; 1-24 now, therefore, be it 2-1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-2 Legislature hereby recognize the South East Texas Foster 2-3 Grandparent Program and extend to all those involved in the program 2-4 sincere best wishes for continued success in the years to come. Stiles Laney Gutierrez Oliveira Alexander Haggerty Olivo Allen Hamric Palmer Alvarado Hartnett Patterson Averitt Hawley Pickett Bailey Heflin Pitts Berlanga Hernandez Place Bonnen Hightower Price Bosse Hilbert Puente Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck Burnam Hill Ramsay Carter Hinojosa Rangel Chavez Hirschi Raymond Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas Clark Holzheauser Rhodes Coleman Horn Rodriguez Cook Howard Roman Corte Hunter Sadler Counts Hupp Seaman Crabb Isett Serna Craddick Jackson Shields Cuellar Janek Siebert Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee Davila Junell Solis Davis Kamel Solomons Delisi Keel Staples Denny Keffer Stiles Driver King Swinford Dukes Krusee Talton Dunnam Kubiak Telford Dutton Kuempel Thompson Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman Elkins Luna Turner of Harris Farrar McCall Uher Finnell McClendon Van de Putte Flores McReynolds Walker Gallego Madden West Galloway Marchant Williams Garcia Maxey Williamson Giddings Merritt Wilson Glaze Moffat Wise Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth Goolsby Mowery Wolens Gray Naishtat Woolley Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 987 was adopted by the House on May 19, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House