1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 856 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is extremely 1-3 proud to recognize the Junior League of Odessa, Incorporated, on 1-4 the grand occasion of its 50th anniversary; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Promoting volunteerism, developing the potential 1-6 of women, and improving their community were the objectives of 15 1-7 women who came together in June, 1948, to form the Junior Service 1-8 League of Odessa; and 1-9 WHEREAS, With a vision of "Together We Touch the Heart of 1-10 Odessa," this group has grown to almost 300 members who have a deep 1-11 commitment to working within their community to meet the needs of 1-12 every Odessan; and 1-13 WHEREAS, From the outset, the Junior League has been involved 1-14 in various projects that reach out to children and families in need; 1-15 members established the Odessa Day Nursery, Teen Court, and Child's 1-16 Play, all of which are still thriving; and 1-17 WHEREAS, For 37 years, the Junior League has sponsored the 1-18 Salvation Army Toy Tea and given out the W. D. Noel Volunteer of 1-19 the Year Award for the past 17 years; KidsZone has been in existence 1-20 for seven years; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Only with the support and generosity of the Odessa 1-22 community has the Junior League been able to accomplish its many 1-23 worthwhile projects; a leader in fundraising, it has been able 1-24 to commit money and time to the Rainbow Room and the Ector County 2-1 Library in response to their current focus "Families at Risk"; and 2-2 WHEREAS, As an anniversary gift to Odessa and the surrounding 2-3 area, the Junior League of Odessa is donating $25,000 to the 2-4 Children's Library at the Ector County Library; now, therefore, be 2-5 it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-7 76th Legislature, hereby congratulate the Junior League of Odessa 2-8 on its 50th anniversary and commend the organization for its 2-9 generous contributions to the citizens of Odessa and Ector County; 2-10 and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an 2-12 expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate. 2-13 Duncan 2-14 ______________________________________ 2-15 President of the Senate 2-16 I hereby certify that the above 2-17 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-18 on May 5, 1999. 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 Secretary of the Senate 2-21 ______________________________________ 2-22 Member, Texas Senate