By Hunter H.R. No. 1018 75R15714 JTR-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Residents of the Lone Star State are known 1-2 throughout the world for their generosity of spirit and willingness 1-3 to lend a helping hand, and Alisia Orosco, a fourth-grade student 1-4 from Abilene, has embodied both of these typically Texan traits in 1-5 her dedicated service to the community; and 1-6 WHEREAS, In recognition of her outstanding work in behalf of 1-7 her fellow Texans, Ms. Orosco was recently named one of 10 1-8 recipients of the 1997 Make A Difference Day awards, and this 1-9 notable distinction is indeed worthy of special praise and 1-10 recognition; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Selected for her efforts to provide children at 1-12 Lubbock's University Medical Center with stuffed animals, 1-13 Ms. Orosco was honored at the national Make A Difference Day awards 1-14 presentation in Rosslyn, Virginia, where she shared a table with 1-15 her mother, Lisa Orosco, Abilene Make A Difference Day coordinator 1-16 Janet Ardoyno, Representative Charles Stenholm, and first lady 1-17 Hillary Rodham Clinton; and 1-18 WHEREAS, A high point of the day's festivities was 1-19 Ms. Clinton's presentation to Ms. Orosco of her award and a check 1-20 for $2,000, to be donated to The House That Kerry Built; designated 1-21 by Ms. Orosco as the recipient of the check, The House That Kerry 1-22 Built is an Abilene medical resource center for children; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Ms. Orosco's own charitable project was inspired by 1-24 her late brother, David, and she has continued to honor his memory 2-1 through her kindness to other ill children; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Abilene's well-deserved reputation as a town with a 2-3 Texas-sized heart was also underscored at the ceremony when the 2-4 city was awarded the Make A Difference Day Encore award, and this 2-5 noteworthy distinction would have been impossible without the work 2-6 of countless volunteers like Alisia Orosco; now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-8 Legislature hereby congratulate Alisia Orosco on receiving the 1997 2-9 Make A Difference Day award and extend to her sincere best wishes 2-10 for continued success and happiness in the years to come; and, be 2-11 it further 2-12 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-13 prepared for Ms. Orosco as an expression of high regard by the 2-14 Texas House of Representatives.