1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 148
 1-2           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in
 1-3     recognizing the Dallas County Dental Society Foundation on the
 1-4     occasion of its Kickoff Event for National Children's Dental
 1-5     Health Month, which is being held Monday, February 8, 1999; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, The foundation will host Dallas schoolchildren on
 1-7     their visit to The Science Place at Fair Park; the Kickoff Event
 1-8     marks the first local recognition of National Children's Dental
 1-9     Health Month, which has been sponsored annually by the American
1-10     Dental Association since 1948; and
1-11           WHEREAS, The Kickoff Event is part of a philanthropic effort
1-12     by the Dallas County Dental Society Foundation to provide hands-on
1-13     information to elementary schoolchildren in the Dallas Independent
1-14     School District; the entire program has been funded by the Baylor
1-15     Oral Health Foundation outside of the Baylor College of Dentistry;
1-16     and
1-17           WHEREAS, Currently, less than 10 percent of the children in
1-18     the Dallas Independent School District receive adequate oral
1-19     health care, and the foundation was established to promote
1-20     improved access to oral health care, education, and research; and
1-21           WHEREAS, The Kickoff Event for National Children's Dental
1-22     Health Month will provide an array of fun-filled activities; each
1-23     child will receive a gift bag of oral health aids, and the event
1-24     will be attended by sports personalities and cheerleaders to make
 2-1     it a memorable day for the young people; now, therefore, be it
 2-2           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
 2-3     76th Legislature, hereby commend the Dallas County Dental
 2-4     Society Foundation on its endeavor to better the health of
 2-5     the area children and extend best wishes to all who participate
 2-6     in the Kickoff Event for National Children's Dental Health Month;
 2-7     and, be it further
 2-8           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
 2-9     foundation as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
2-10                                                                    West
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2-12                                          President of the Senate
2-13                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-14                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-15                                  on February 8, 1999.
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2-17                                          Secretary of the Senate
2-18                                  ______________________________________
2-19                                           Member, Texas Senate