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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Shamere Welcome of Houston, a member of the Boys & |
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Girls Clubs of America, is being honored as a participant in the |
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2007 Youth of the Year program; and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Reader's Digest Foundation since |
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1947, the Youth of the Year program recognizes outstanding club |
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members for their contributions to their families, schools, |
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communities, and local Boys & Girls Clubs; winners are chosen on the |
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basis of their scholastic achievement, leadership abilities, |
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consistent demonstration of good character, and community service; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs of |
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Metro Houston for four years, Shamere Welcome has assumed a |
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leadership role in a number of the organization's initiatives, |
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including serving as president of the Keystone Club, volunteering |
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as a POWER Hour tutor, and working as a computer lab instructor; in |
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addition, she is active in the Family, Career, and Community |
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Leaders of America group at Eisenhower High School, where this high |
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school senior is also a member of the color guard and the pep squad; |
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interested in helping others, Ms. Welcome performs volunteer work |
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for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Salvation Army, and |
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she assisted the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita at a local |
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shelter; she plans to study mathematics in college and to one day |
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work as a teacher; and |
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WHEREAS, In her endeavors, Shamere Welcome has demonstrated a |
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sincere commitment to improving her local community and has |
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distinguished herself as a young person of integrity and immense |
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promise; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Shamere Welcome for participating |
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in the Boys & Girls Clubs of America 2007 Youth of the Year program |
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and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Welcome as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |