By Howard                                              H.R. No. 708
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, Samantha Brooks of Sugar Land has been named one of
 1-2     Texas' top honorees in the 2001 Prudential Spirit of Community
 1-3     Awards program, joining student volunteers similarly recognized in
 1-4     each state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Chosen as a Distinguished Finalist, Ms. Brooks, 12,
 1-6     was selected based on criteria such as initiative,  effort, impact,
 1-7     and personal growth; she will receive a bronze medallion from
 1-8     Prudential at a local ceremony; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, The awards program was created six years ago by The
1-10     Prudential Insurance Company of America in partnership with the
1-11     National Association of Secondary School Principals; its goal is to
1-12     reward exemplary volunteerism by young people in grades 5 through
1-13     12 while inspiring their peers to follow suit; and
1-14           WHEREAS, A seventh-grader at First Colony Middle School,
1-15     Ms. Brooks is an aspiring veterinarian who coordinated an animal
1-16     awareness project that garnered food, supplies, and funds in behalf
1-17     of a local agency that takes care of abandoned and neglected pets;
1-18     and
1-19           WHEREAS, This young Texan has demonstrated an extraordinary
1-20     level of determination and accomplishment, and she has set an
1-21     inspiring example of volunteerism for her friends, fellow students,
1-22     and community members; now, therefore, be it
1-23           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
1-24     Legislature hereby congratulate Samantha Brooks on being named a
 2-1     Distinguished Finalist in the 2001 Prudential Spirit of Community
 2-2     Awards program and extend to her warmest best wishes for success in
 2-3     all her future endeavors; and, be it further
 2-4           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-5     prepared for Ms. Brooks as an expression of high regard by the
 2-6     Texas House of Representatives.