1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 768 1-2 WHEREAS, With kites soaring high above them in Jones 1-3 Stadium, the schoolchildren in El Paso kicked off the Presidents' 1-4 Summit for America's Future in a symbolic gesture; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Held in Philadelphia from April 27 through 1-6 April 29, 1997, the summit was created through the Points of 1-7 Light Foundation founded by former President George Bush; and 1-8 WHEREAS, The meeting of community leaders from around the 1-9 nation represented 150 United States cities with 66 delegates from 1-10 Texas attending; professionals from various service organization 1-11 fields met to share their ideas concerning youth education and 1-12 success-oriented programs; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Among those attending the historic event from 1-14 El Paso were: Juanita McCray, El Paso family support coordinator; 1-15 John Brooks, Young Men's Christian Association of El Paso chief 1-16 executive officer; Salvador Balcorta, executive chief director 1-17 of Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe; Sonny Brown, president of 1-18 Sonny Brown Associates; Winifred Dowling, aging services 1-19 administrator of the City's Retired Senior Volunteer Program/Foster 1-20 Grandparent Program; Rosario Piedra, director of Latch Key Centers; 1-21 Rob Keast, Volunteers In Service To America volunteer for the 1-22 Coalition for the Homeless; Mona Izquierdo, Communities in Schools 1-23 special projects/public relations director; and Wesley Bell, 2-1 founding director of Casas por Cristo; and 2-2 WHEREAS, The Presidents' Summit for America's Future is a 2-3 golden opportunity for these delegates to inform other areas of the 2-4 country of what is happening on the border between Texas and Mexico 2-5 and to expose others to the border culture; and 2-6 WHEREAS, The group's agenda included ideas contributed 2-7 by students in an effort to make the voices of young El Pasoans 2-8 heard; the exchange of experiences between other young people 2-9 attending the conference will further understanding among 2-10 students of different backgrounds; now, therefore, be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-12 75th Legislature, hereby commend the participants from El Paso 2-13 to the Presidents' Summit for America's Future and extend best 2-14 wishes for continued success in all their endeavors to improve 2-15 the education of our state's youth; and, be it further 2-16 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-17 the group as an expression of the high regard and appreciation of 2-18 the Texas Senate. 2-19 Shapleigh 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 President of the Senate 2-22 I hereby certify that the above 2-23 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-24 on May 17, 1997. 2-25 ______________________________________ 2-26 Secretary of the Senate 2-27 ______________________________________ 2-28 Member, Texas Senate