1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 140 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 1-3 recognize February 9, 1999, as Leadership Waxahachie Day at the 1-4 State Capitol; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The purpose of Leadership Waxahachie is to provide 1-6 knowledge, development, and community involvement opportunities 1-7 for tomorrow's leaders; and 1-8 WHEREAS, The program is an annual forum which begins each 1-9 fall and educates future leaders to meet existing challenges and 1-10 to accept new problems by exploring nontraditional possibilities; 1-11 and 1-12 WHEREAS, Participation in each group is limited to 10 to 24 1-13 people, and each leadership class has to develop and complete a 1-14 project during its training; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Each training course teaches the new leaders how 1-16 the community functions, and the trainees learn to work with 1-17 school, civic, and city officials to help them reach their 1-18 goals; and 1-19 WHEREAS, The course enables the participants to learn from 1-20 past successes and be creative in approaching new concepts; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Graduates of Leadership Waxahachie provide a rich 1-22 pool of leaders for the future of their communities; typically, 1-23 graduates become an integral part of their civic, business, and 1-24 professional communities by serving on local boards and commissions; 2-1 now, therefore, be it 2-2 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-3 76th Legislature, hereby commend Leadership Waxahachie for its 2-4 excellent contributions to the future of the Waxahachie area; and, 2-5 be it further 2-6 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an 2-7 expression of the high regard and esteem of the Texas Senate. 2-8 Nelson 2-9 Cain 2-10 ______________________________________ 2-11 President of the Senate 2-12 I hereby certify that the above 2-13 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-14 on February 4, 1999. 2-15 ______________________________________ 2-16 Secretary of the Senate 2-17 ______________________________________ 2-18 Member, Texas Senate 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 Member, Texas Senate