HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-1 WHEREAS, From the "Great Society" to the "1,000 Points of
1-2 Light," individual service has been the hallmark of American civic
1-3 improvement initiatives; and
1-4 WHEREAS, In an age of dwindling resources and exponentially
1-5 increasing need, it is imperative that more Texans do what they can
1-6 to help their fellow Lone Star residents; many elementary schools
1-7 now sponsor community service projects, and numerous services and
1-8 organizations can regularly count on support from the over-40 age
1-9 bracket, but the college students of Texas are an often overlooked
1-10 segment of potential volunteers; and
1-11 WHEREAS, If even a fraction of the state's college and
1-12 university students used just a small portion of their spring break
1-13 to participate in community service projects, the differences seen
1-14 between March and May could be astonishing; and
1-15 WHEREAS, None of these service projects would need to involve
1-16 huge time investments, large sums of money, or even major changes
1-17 of plans; devoting just a day or two, or perhaps a couple of hours
1-18 over three or four days, to a group or association that needs some
1-19 help would have a profound effect; and
1-20 WHEREAS, Groups and associations needing volunteers are not
1-21 hard to find; the United Way is a significant contact source, as
1-22 would be a local church or HIV wellness center; schools with
1-23 students who need mentors or tutors, soup kitchens and homeless
1-24 shelters who need servers or laundry help, and women's centers or
2-1 children's crisis intervention facilities could all use short-term
2-2 and part-time volunteers; and
2-3 WHEREAS, The actions of a few individuals could make mighty
2-4 changes in the lives of many, and encouraging college and
2-5 university students to devote some time from their spring break
2-6 toward community service projects would indeed contribute greatly
2-7 to a better Texas; now, therefore, be it
2-8 RESOLVED, That the 76th Legislature of the State of Texas
2-9 hereby declare the month of March as Collegiate Service Month in
2-10 Texas and encourage all college students to devote some time to
2-11 helping their fellow Texans.
Isett
Jones of Lubbock
Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso
Alexander Goodman Morrison
Allen Goolsby Mowery
Alvarado Gray Naishtat
Averitt Green Najera
Bailey Greenberg Nixon
Berman Grusendorf Noriega
Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira
Bosse Haggerty Olivo
Brimer Hamric Palmer
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts
Burnam Hawley Puente
Capelo Heflin Ramsay
Carter Hilbert Rangel
Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar
Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas
Christian Hinojosa Ritter
Clark Hochberg Sadler
Coleman Hodge Salinas
Cook Homer Seaman
Corte Hope Shields
Counts Howard Siebert
Crabb Hunter Smith
Craddick Hupp Smithee
Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron
Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar
Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples
Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford
Davis of Dallas Junell Talton
Delisi Keel Telford
Denny Keffer Thompson
Deshotel King of Parker Tillery
Driver King of Uvalde Truitt
Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman
Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris
Dutton Lengefeld Uher
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte
Eiland Longoria Walker
Elkins Luna West
Ellis McCall Williams
Farabee McClendon Wilson
Farrar McReynolds Wise
Flores Madden Wohlgemuth
Gallego Marchant Wolens
Garcia Maxey Woolley
George Merritt Yarbrough
Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 90 was adopted by the House on
March 8, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 90 was adopted by the Senate on
March 10, 1999, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor