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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Prince Complex youth and senior organization has |
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broken ground for a new $1.2 million community center to better |
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serve the citizens of Houston's Fifth Ward; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1998 by Rap-a-Lot Records CEO James |
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Prince and run by Executive Director Reverend Herb Shook, Prince |
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Complex offers athletics, recreation, and academic enrichment |
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programs for both young people and seniors in the community; |
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currently 6,000 youths and seniors are participating; and |
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WHEREAS, The boxing program provides training and supervised |
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competitions for young men from 7 to 17 years old; a fully equipped |
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basketball gym is open after school, five days a week; a senior |
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fitness and walking club meets twice a week, with a continental |
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breakfast and a speaker program; and |
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WHEREAS, Prince Complex's academic enrichment program |
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includes an after-school program that provides homework assistance |
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and training in study skills for students; and |
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WHEREAS, The 11,000-square-foot new addition will feature a |
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library, classrooms, a food pantry, and a state-of-the-art computer |
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lab with 30 computers donated by the Houston Area Urban League; |
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additionally, a medical clinic will provide immunizations and flu |
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shots, and HIV awareness and prevention will be promoted; and |
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WHEREAS, All those associated with the Prince Complex are |
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providing an invaluable service to their community through their |
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education, fitness, and computer literacy programs, and the |
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impressive center addition will help bring even more opportunities |
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to the Fifth Ward; 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 James Prince, the Reverend Herb |
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Shook, and the staff of the Prince Complex on breaking ground for |
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the new addition to their community center and extend best wishes to |
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them for their continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the staff of the Prince Complex as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |