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H.R. No. 722
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Grace DeForde, an eighth-grade student at
Friendswood Junior High School, has been selected to receive a 2005
Prudential Spirit of Community Award in recognition of her
exemplary volunteer efforts; and
WHEREAS, Sponsored by Prudential Financial in partnership
with the National Association of Secondary School Principals, these
awards honor a middle school and high school youth from each state
for outstanding acts of volunteerism; this year, more than 20,000
students nationwide were considered for these awards, and honorees
received $1,000, an engraved silver medallion, and a trip to
Washington, D.C., where 10 are to be named America's top youth
volunteers for 2005; and
WHEREAS, Ms. DeForde, who was diagnosed with a bleeding
problem at the age of seven, has sought to raise public awareness
about health issues; she developed an idea to give out backpacks and
hip packs with pharmaceutical samples and pillows with an
embroidered logo on them; and
WHEREAS, The future of the State of Texas, the strength of our
communities, and the overall vitality of American society depend,
in great measure, on the dedication of young people who, like Ms.
DeForde, use their considerable talents and resources to serve
others; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Grace DeForde for receiving a
Prudential Spirit of Community Award and extend to her sincere best
wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. DeForde as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Taylor
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 722 was adopted by the House on March
29, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House