R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, On March 23, 1999, Cal Farley's Boys Ranch and
1-2 Affiliates will celebrate Champions for Children Day at the State
1-3 Capitol in recognition of the 60th anniversary of Cal Farley's Boys
1-4 Ranch and the 50th anniversary of Girlstown, U.S.A.; and
1-5 WHEREAS, More than 5,000 boys and girls from every state in
1-6 the nation, representing a wide variety of races and ethnic
1-7 backgrounds, found hope and opportunity as a result of the vision
1-8 of Cal Farley, founder of Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, and Amelia
1-9 Anthony, founder of Girlstown, U.S.A.; and
1-10 WHEREAS, The original charter for Boys Ranch was filed by the
1-11 Texas secretary of state on March 14, 1939, and soon thereafter Cal
1-12 Farley fulfilled his dream of providing boys a second chance for
1-13 success when he took the first nine boys to live in the courthouse
1-14 at Tascosa; and
1-15 WHEREAS, Amelia Anthony established a home for girls on March
1-16 13, 1949, beginning with nine girls at a temporary location in
1-17 Buffalo Gap, and the home was moved to its current location in July
1-18 1949; Girlstown, U.S.A., became an affiliate of Cal Farley's Boys
1-19 Ranch in 1987; and
1-20 WHEREAS, Cal Farley's Boys Ranch and Affiliates is a
1-21 Christ-centered, professional child-care organization that provides
1-22 programs and services designed to strengthen families and support
1-23 the total development of the children entrusted to its care; and
1-24 WHEREAS, This exemplary organization currently serves more
2-1 than 300 boys and girls on three campuses, including Cal Farley's
2-2 Boys Ranch, located 36 miles northwest of Amarillo, in Oldham
2-3 County; Girlstown, U.S.A., located eight miles south of Whiteface,
2-4 in Cochran County; and Cal Farley's Family Program, located four
2-5 miles east of Borger, in Hutchinson County; and
2-6 WHEREAS, Cal Farley's Boys Ranch and Affiliates does not
2-7 charge fees to families or government agencies, but rather depends
2-8 on the caring gifts of thousands of faithful supporters, the true
2-9 Champions for Children, whose contributions ensure the
2-10 organization's continued existence; a volunteer board of directors
2-11 and dedicated employees maintain the highest standards of
2-12 excellence in fulfilling the organization's mission; and
2-13 WHEREAS, Spiritual programs are important to the children and
2-14 staff, and opportunities are provided for the development of
2-15 Christian values, principles, and ideals, and these ideals are
2-16 reinforced through teaching and training, discipleship programs,
2-17 and participation in Christian ministry activities, events, and
2-18 projects; and
2-19 WHEREAS, Cal Farley's Boys Ranch and Affiliates helps many
2-20 students complete their high school education and provides
2-21 financial scholarships to qualified alumni as they pursue
2-22 postsecondary educational opportunities; and
2-23 WHEREAS, Cal Farley's Boys Ranch and Affiliates proudly
2-24 recognizes that alumni are currently living productive lives in all
2-25 regions of the country and throughout the world, representing all
2-26 walks of life as fathers and mothers and grandfathers and
2-27 grandmothers, and serving honorably in such diverse fields as
3-1 teaching, law enforcement, business, the military, and government
3-2 service; and
3-3 WHEREAS, This remarkable organization is indeed deserving of
3-4 special legislative recognition on this momentous occasion; now,
3-5 therefore, be it
3-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
3-7 Legislature hereby honor Cal Farley's Boys Ranch and Affiliates and
3-8 its many Champions for Children as they commemorate this
3-9 significant day; and, be it further
3-10 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-11 prepared for Cal Farley's Boys Ranch and Affiliates as an
3-12 expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Smithee
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
_______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 502 was adopted by the House on March
23, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House