80R9923 JNC-D

By: Creighton H.R. No. 639

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Montgomery County Republican Women, Lake Conroe Area Republican Women, and North Shore Republican Women have long played a significant role in their East Texas communities; and

WHEREAS, The dedicated members of these groups have worked diligently to support candidates who share their ideals and have given generously of their time and diverse talents to a number of other worthy initiatives, including preparing and sending care packages to our military men and women serving overseas; and

WHEREAS, Chartered in 1979, Montgomery County Republican Women was founded in Conroe by Lilija Grumulaitis, a native of Lithuania who lived for many years under communist rule before becoming a naturalized American citizen; MCRW has earned a number of awards throughout its 28 years of service, and was recently given an American flag that had flown over Iraq as a token of appreciation for the many care packages members prepared for soldiers serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom; and

WHEREAS, Lake Conroe Area Republican Women, chartered in 1993, is the ninth-largest club within the Texas Federation of Republican Women; the group has sponsored numerous programs, including an American heroes essay contest for more than 1,400 local students and a Christmas card drive for the VA hospital; the members' efforts have earned the group the Diamond Award, the highest honor bestowed by the National Federation of Republican Women, the TFRW John Goodwin Tower Award of Excellence, the 100% Membership Award, and the Best Newsletter Award; and

WHEREAS, In its six-year history, North Shore Republican Women has earned the NFRW Diamond Award, the Tower Award, the Elephant Stampede Award, and more; members of the group have donated dictionaries to local schools and books to the VA hospital and have supported Safe Harbor, which works in behalf of abused children; and

WHEREAS, These public-spirited organizations continue to make a positive and lasting difference through their grassroots political activism and notable volunteerism, and their members may take justifiable pride in their rich history of civic engagement; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas Legislature hereby commend Montgomery County Republican Women, Lake Conroe Area Republican Women, and North Shore Republican Women for their many accomplishments and extend to their members sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the organizations as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.