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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Faithful Fathering Initiative in Texas works to |
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encourage, equip, and support men in becoming caring and involved |
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fathers and to challenge fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers, and |
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all father figures to grow in their roles as responsible parents; |
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the organization also directs its efforts toward sensitizing |
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families across Texas to the impact a father has on his children; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, To that end, this admirable organization is |
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partnering with Chick-Fil-A, Pearland, to sponsor a contest for |
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Houston students in 1st through 12th grades to compose an essay |
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entitled, "What My Father Means to Me"; the 2006 Chick-Fil-A Dads |
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Becoming Heroes Essay Contest is designed to improve writing |
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skills, stimulate a child's thinking about his or her father and the |
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role he plays in the child's life, and raise awareness in our |
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communities of the importance of fathers; and |
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WHEREAS, The winners of this noteworthy contest were judged |
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within each school grade level and evaluated according to how well |
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they described the nature of their relationships with their |
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fathers, their use of specific details and stories that |
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demonstrated their fathers' character, the honesty, clarity, and |
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simplicity with which they expressed their thoughts, and their |
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overall writing skill; and |
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WHEREAS, Children thrive when they have a supportive and |
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fully engaged father, and as these remarkable essays show, the |
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importance of loving, committed relationships between fathers and |
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their sons and daughters cannot be overestimated; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate the winners of the 2006 Chick-Fil-A Dads |
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Becoming Heroes Essay Contest and commend the Faithful Fathering |
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Initiative in Texas for its efforts in encouraging fathers in the |
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Lone Star State to become their children's nurturers, advocates, |
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and heroes; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for each winning contestant as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |