SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 648

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 
join District 5870, Rotary International, in welcoming to the 
State Capitol members of Rotary and the Rotary International 
Group Study Exchange Team from Brazil; and
	WHEREAS, Rotary International is an organization of 
business and professional people who provide humanitarian 
service, encourage high ethical standards, and help spread 
goodwill and peace in the world; and
	WHEREAS, The organization began in 1905 in Chicago with 
four friends rotating weekly meetings, and today it consists of 
29,000 clubs with a membership of 1.2 million men and women 
providing community service in virtually every nation in the 
world; the membership of District 5870 represents a cross section 
of the business and professional community; and
	WHEREAS, The Group Study Exchange program is designed to 
develop professional and leadership skills among young people to 
better prepare them to address the needs of their communities and 
an increasingly global workplace; and
	WHEREAS, The young men and women participating in the 
Rotary's cultural and vocational exchange program from Brazil 
are Guillermo Pablo Souza, José Isaias Camaratta da Costa, 
Cláudia de Vargas Francisquez, Luciana Teixeira, and
Airton Andreis; and
	WHEREAS, District 5870, Rotary International, and the 
citizens of Texas are privileged to have these talented young 
professionals as guests, and we hope their visit is a productive 
and enjoyable one; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
78th Legislature, hereby extend a hospitable and warm welcome
to our visitors from Brazil; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
our honored guests as a memento of their 2003 visit to Texas.
                                                                       Wentworth




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on April 22, 2003.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate