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79R10928 MW-D

By:  Jones of Dallas                                              H.R. No. 953



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Janet Thomas and Portia Greer have benefited 
countless Girl Scouts at Good Street Baptist Church in Dallas for 
more than 35 years through their sterling leadership; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Greer has made significant contributions to the 
Girl Scout community through her work as the outstanding leader of 
Junior Girl Scout Troop 61 and as a cookie coordinator, adult 
development specialist, adult volunteer recruiter, and membership 
registration coordinator for Service Unit 236; in addition, she has 
worked as a Tejas Girl Scout Council Interviewer for Wider 
Opportunity, local council delegate, junior badges and song 
workshops presenter, and site committee task group member; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Thomas, the leader of Cadette/Senior Troop 651, 
has similarly distinguished herself as head of her troop and in the 
positions of cookie coordinator, troop consultant, public 
relations specialist for Service Unit 236, cadette/senior delivery 
of service volunteer, and adult development liaison; moreover, she 
was a member of the Tejas Board of Trustees from 1989-1992 and a 
1990 National Council delegate for Girl Scout U.S.A. in Miami, 
Florida; she has also shared her time and talents as a Tejas Girl 
Scout Council Interviewer for Wider Opportunity, as an active 
member of a number of Tejas Council Task Group committees, as a Gold 
Award Committee member, and a local council delegate; and
	WHEREAS, These two inspiring Girl Scout leaders were 
deservingly selected for inclusion in Unlimited Possibilities, a 
documentary produced by the Tejas Council, as well as featured on a 
membership recruitment flyer and the Buy A Tile-Create A Memory
brochure; perhaps the most vivid testament to the far-reaching 
influence of their work has been the achievements of the Girl Scouts 
they have led: between 1980 and 2004, 20 girls have earned the 
prestigious First Class and Gold Awards and a number of them have 
gone on to become Girl Scout leaders themselves; and
	WHEREAS, Janet Thomas and Portia Greer have long given the 
Girl Scouts at Good Street Baptist Church a special chapter in their 
lives that they will fondly remember and build on in the years to 
come; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor Janet Thomas and Portia Greer for their 
remarkable service in behalf of the Girl Scouts at Good Street 
Baptist Church and commend these notable women for their 
long-standing leadership, dedication, and selflessness; and, be it 
further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mrs. Thomas and Ms. Greer as an expression of high 
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.