H.R. No. 374



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Team Everest '03 is a unique and historic expedition 
designed not only to conquer the world's highest mountain but also 
to change the way individuals with disabilities are perceived; and
	WHEREAS, Organized by the Coalition of Texans with 
Disabilities (CTD), the project is the result of an 18-month 
campaign and will culminate in the spring of 2003 with the actual 
ascent of Mt. Everest; and
	WHEREAS, Texan Gary Guller will lead the 15-member Challenge 
Trek team, composed of individuals with varying disabilities, to 
the Mt. Everest base camp at 17,500 feet; he then plans to continue 
up the mountain in an attempt to become the first single-armed 
person ever to scale the perilous peak to its topmost point; and
	WHEREAS, For its excellence in promoting the potential of 
people with disabilities, CTD has been named the recipient of the 
2003 Barbara Jordan Media Award by the Governor's Committee on 
People with Disabilities; and
	WHEREAS, The dedicated participants involved in Team Everest '
03 understand the many physical challenges and hardships that must 
be overcome to successfully scale Mt. Everest; they are also 
acutely aware that perceptions about disabled people can be equally 
difficult to surmount, and the team's goal of making a positive 
difference in addressing that problem is truly a meaningful 
ambition; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby recognize March 4, 2003, as Team Everest '03 Day 
at the State Capitol and extend to all those associated with this 
worthy project sincere best wishes for a successful ascent; and, be 
it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Team Everest '03 as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                        Naishtat

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 374 was adopted by the House on March 
4, 2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House