1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 646 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is extremely proud 1-4 to recognize HYPE and its members on the recent honor of being 1-5 named a recipient of the Community Champion Award from the Texas 1-6 Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse; and 1-7 WHEREAS, To be accorded this honor, the 15 members of HYPE 1-8 demonstrated maturity, intelligence, and initiative in serving as 1-9 promoters of zero tolerance underage drinking among area youth of 1-10 Bexar County; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Debuting in the spring of 1999 as a program of the 1-12 San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, HYPE uses music 1-13 and dance as their medium for spreading the importance of leading 1-14 a healthy life and making the right choices; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Ranging in ages from 11 to 18, the energetic 1-16 performers have delivered their message to enthusiastic community 1-17 and school events, a rally at the Capitol, the Inner City Games, 1-18 and at the Alamodome during a San Antonio Spurs game; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Underage drinking is a dire issue in our state, 1-20 and in speaking out against this problem, this hardworking, 1-21 conscientious group of young people have proven themselves 1-22 exceptionally civic-minded individuals; their efforts will help 1-23 maintain the health and well-being of their fellow Texans, and 2-1 HYPE is truly worthy of recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-2 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-3 77th Legislature, hereby commend the members of HYPE on receiving 2-4 one of the Community Champion Awards from the Texas Commission on 2-5 Alcohol and Drug Abuse and thank them for their dedicated efforts 2-6 to fight alcohol abuse among underage Texans; and, be it further 2-7 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the 2-8 group as a token of esteem and high regard from the Texas Senate. 2-9 West 2-10 Armbrister Gallegos Ogden 2-11 Barrientos Harris Shapiro 2-12 Bernsen Haywood Shapleigh 2-13 Bivins Jackson Sibley 2-14 Brown Lindsay Staples 2-15 Cain Lucio Truan 2-16 Carona Madla Van de Putte 2-17 Duncan Moncrief Wentworth 2-18 Ellis Nelson Whitmire 2-19 Fraser Zaffirini 2-20 Ratliff, President of the Senate 2-21 ______________________________________ 2-22 President of the Senate 2-23 I hereby certify that the above 2-24 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-25 on April 5, 2001. 2-26 ______________________________________ 2-27 Secretary of the Senate 2-28 ______________________________________ 2-29 Member, Texas Senate