R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The League City Volunteer Emergency Medical Service
 1-2     (LCVEMS) has been selected as the 2000 EMS Volunteer Provider of
 1-3     the Year by the Texas Department of Health, and this noteworthy
 1-4     honor is indeed deserving of special legislative recognition; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Established in 1984, LCVEMS is a nonprofit ambulance
 1-6     service that provides pre-hospital emergency medical care and
 1-7     transport to the citizens of League City; and
 1-8           WHEREAS,  With approximately 40 medical technicians and
 1-9     paramedics, including associate members who cover at least three
1-10     12-hour shifts a month and active members who cover at least six
1-11     shifts a month, LCVEMS includes some of the most dedicated
1-12     volunteers in the state; and
1-13           WHEREAS, During the year 2000, this notable group established
1-14     the American Heart Association Community Training Center for CPR
1-15     training, sponsored and coordinated the third annual Saul Balderas
1-16     Mass CPR Event, and participated in the local Blue Santa program;
1-17     in addition, it was honored as EMS Public Provider of the Year for
1-18     2000 by the Greater Houston EMS Council, which also named the
1-19     team's chief, John Accomando, as EMS Administrator of the Year; and
1-20           WHEREAS, The EMS volunteers of League City have earned the
1-21     respect and appreciation of their colleagues and the citizens of
1-22     the Lone Star State, and it is most fitting to honor the men and
1-23     women who give so generously of their time and skills to this
1-24     worthwhile organization; now, therefore, be it
 2-1           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
 2-2     Legislature hereby commend the members of the League City Volunteer
 2-3     Emergency Medical Service for its selection as 2000 EMS Volunteer
 2-4     Provider of the Year by the Texas Department of Health and extend
 2-5     to all those associated with the organization sincere best wishes
 2-6     for the future; and, be it further
 2-7           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-8     prepared for LCVEMS as an expression of high regard by the Texas
 2-9     House of Representatives.
                                                                        Gray
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 178 was adopted by the House on April
         5, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House