1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 271 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-3 recognizing the members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association 1-4 on the occasion of the Texas Retired School Personnel Day--A 1-5 Celebration of Volunteerism on March 22, 1999; and 1-6 WHEREAS, This special celebration of volunteerism is an 1-7 appropriate time to pay tribute to the many members of the Texas 1-8 Retired Teachers Association who volunteer so generously each 1-9 year of their time, energy, and expertise to schools, hospitals, 1-10 churches, and other facilities in the community; and 1-11 WHEREAS, The Texas Retired Teachers Association is the 1-12 only state organization that works exclusively on behalf of 1-13 retired public school employees and at the same time offers them 1-14 opportunities for service and volunteerism; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Founded in 1953, the association has grown from 1-16 65 members to over 36,500 members and serves its members through 1-17 its standing committees, which include community participation, 1-18 retirement education, informative and protective services, and 1-19 health care; and 1-20 WHEREAS, In 1997, the association's members contributed 1-21 5,714,902 hours of volunteer services to their schools and 1-22 communities, which resulted in a value of professional time of 1-23 $74,293,276; since 1990, members have contributed 42,125,527 1-24 volunteer hours to schools and communities, which reaches a 2-1 professional time valued at $510,140,131.97; and 2-2 WHEREAS, An exemplary organization, the Texas Retired 2-3 Teachers Association attempts to promote the professional, 2-4 economic, intellectual, and social well-being of all retired 2-5 school personnel and to encourage retired school personnel to 2-6 give voluntarily of their time, talent, and training to the 2-7 field of education, their community, and state; now, therefore, 2-8 be it 2-9 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-10 76th Legislature, hereby commend the many volunteers of the Texas 2-11 Retired Teachers Association and extend to them best wishes for 2-12 continued success in the future; and, be it further 2-13 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-14 the association as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-15 Armbrister 2-16 ______________________________________ 2-17 President of the Senate 2-18 I hereby certify that the above 2-19 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-20 on February 22, 1999. 2-21 ______________________________________ 2-22 Secretary of the Senate 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 Member, Texas Senate