By Chavez H.R. No. 888 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The nationally acclaimed Mother-Daughter Program 1-2 established in 1986, in the city of El Paso, in order to curb the 1-3 high drop out rates among Latinas, has provided over three thousand 1-4 mothers and daughters the opportunity to attain their goals of 1-5 attending an institution of higher education and to earn their 1-6 college degree; and 1-7 WHEREAS, The participants of the Mother-Daughter Program have 1-8 for fifteen years contributed to the community of El Paso by taking 1-9 part in community projects, which have improved the conditions of 1-10 their communities, while developing essential leadership skills; 1-11 and 1-12 WHEREAS, The Mother-Daughter Program has provided 1-13 opportunities for the participants to hear the inspirational 1-14 accounts of many Latina leaders from the El Paso community and to 1-15 provide mentor opportunities for the participants; and 1-16 WHEREAS, The Mother-Daughter Program, with continued support 1-17 from campuses and district coordinators and from the participating 1-18 school districts along with their principals and superintendents, 1-19 has developed and planned many successful events to include: 1-20 Leadership Conferences, Summer Camps, and Career Days; and 1-21 WHEREAS, The program has provided the participants with many 1-22 workshops regarding health issues, information on how to improve 1-23 the relationships between the Mother-Daughter teams, and others 2-1 that encourage the girls to enter into non-traditional fields; such 2-2 as, engineering and mathematics; and 2-3 WHEREAS, The Mother-Daughter program is celebrating its 2-4 fifteenth anniversary by giving the current and alumnae 2-5 participants, their families, the current staff, and the founding 2-6 coordinators, and all who have contributed to the program the 2-7 opportunity to celebrate the many successes of the program with a 2-8 Quinceanera Gala on May 5th, 2001; now, therefore, be it 2-9 RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-10 hereby pay tribute to the thousands of women, who have participated 2-11 in the Mother-Daughter Program and have broken with tradition by 2-12 achieving their goals of attaining a college degree and have in 2-13 result changed the statistics to show an increase in Latinas 2-14 attending college.