R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, San Antonio will host the Presidents' Meeting of the
 1-2     Asociacion Internacional de Clubes Sembradores de Amistad, "Sowers
 1-3     of Friendship," on May 13-16, 1999; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, The association began in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon,
 1-5     Mexico, in 1936, by a group of men who saw the need to advocate
 1-6     friendship and ethics in their professional and private lives; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, Founded on the tenets of respect for individual
 1-8     rights, community service, and patriotism, the organization today
 1-9     has grown to more than 30 clubs with some 700 members in cities
1-10     throughout Mexico and the United States; and
1-11           WHEREAS, Club members continue to focus on five guiding
1-12     principles: the promotion of friendship and understanding among
1-13     people of Hispanic cultures; the importance of ethics among
1-14     businessmen and other professionals; the promotion of individual
1-15     and community cultural awareness; civic advancement; and charitable
1-16     assistance for less fortunate members of society; and
1-17           WHEREAS, The group's beneficient programs take many forms,
1-18     including medical and dental clinics, day-care centers and schools,
1-19     housing and nursing care for the elderly, homes for unwed mothers,
1-20     shelters for abused women and children, and nutrition centers; in
1-21     addition, members provide relief to individuals and communities in
1-22     the wake of catastrophic events and award hundreds of thousands of
1-23     dollars in college and university scholarships each year; and
1-24           WHEREAS, The San Antonio event is one of the biannual
 2-1     planning meetings that allow club members to report on their
 2-2     progress, formalize goals, and coordinate activities; it is a great
 2-3     honor for Texas to host the upcoming presidents' meeting, and most
 2-4     fitting to recognize the association at this time; now, therefore,
 2-5     be it
 2-6           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
 2-7     Legislature hereby honor the members of the Asociacion
 2-8     Internacional de Clubes Sembradores de Amistad, for their many
 2-9     successful civic and social initiatives; and, be it further
2-10           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-11     prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas
2-12     House of Representatives.
                                                              Reyna of Bexar
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 533 was adopted by the House on May
         13, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House