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79S31176 JNC-D

By:  Chavez                                                       H.R. No. 356


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Edgar Mendoza of El Paso has earned a 2006 Gus and Goldie Youth Appreciation Award; and WHEREAS, Sponsored by the City Parks and Recreation Department, the honors are bestowed on children who have lent a hand to their peers; for their efforts, winning students are treated to ice cream and receive passes to the Vitalis Sun Bowl game; and WHEREAS, Mr. Mendoza, a fourth-grader at Mesa Vista Elementary School, serves his classmates as a peer mediator and member of the student council; a truly deserving recipient of the Youth Appreciation Award, he has also lent his time to help clean up after school dances and sell snacks at school events; and WHEREAS, Those who endeavor to help others, no matter how young or old, are making a measurable difference in the lives of their fellow citizens, and it is a pleasure to recognize this outstanding Texan for his contributions; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Edgar Mendoza on his receipt of a 2006 Gus and Goldie Youth Appreciation Award and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Mendoza as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.