By Gutierrez                                           H.R. No. 833
         77R12166 MW-D                           
                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The McAllen Kiwanis Club is celebrating its 65th
 1-2     anniversary, and this occasion provides an opportunity to pay
 1-3     tribute to this fine organization for its legacy of good works; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Chartered in 1935, the McAllen Kiwanis Club has an
 1-5     impressive record of successful and worthwhile projects; it
 1-6     conducted the only Christmas tree sale in McAllen in the 1930s and
 1-7     later that same decade,  established the McAllen Child Clinic to
 1-8     provide medical care for indigent children; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, In the 1950s, the Kiwanis Distributors Fruitcakes
1-10     project became remarkably profitable, and the operation expanded as
1-11     far as the Oklahoma region; another long-running annual project
1-12     that began in the 1950s  used Army surplus field kitchen equipment
1-13     to prepare food for an annual Pancake Supper; the McAllen Kiwanis
1-14     members also sold imported Mexican honey they bottled in Frankoma
1-15     pottery containers; and
1-16           WHEREAS, Now, the Kiwanis raises funds with an Apple Sale in
1-17     the fall and a barbeque dinner in the spring; proceeds go to
1-18     benefit the Homer Morris, the Bill Whalen, the Dr. Ricardo Chapa,
1-19     and the Malcolm Welch scholarship programs, as well as numerous
1-20     Valley organizations and charities; and
1-21           WHEREAS, Over the years, this noteworthy organization has
1-22     proven itself to be a major contributor to the success and
1-23     well-being of the Rio Grande Valley community, and its 65th
1-24     anniversary indeed merits legislative recognition; now, therefore,
 2-1     be it
 2-2           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
 2-3     Legislature hereby congratulate the McAllen Kiwanis Club on its
 2-4     65th anniversary and extend to its members sincere best wishes for
 2-5     success in all their future endeavors.