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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Guadalupe Montes Arellano has earned the Sembrador |
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del Bien Award from the Sin Fronteras Organizing Project for her |
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notable efforts to promote justice and positive change in her |
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community; and |
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WHEREAS, A respected educator and committed leader in El |
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Paso's organized labor movement, Lupe Arellano has long been a |
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passionate advocate for working families and currently serves as |
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the AFL-CIO community services labor liaison with the United Way of |
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El Paso County; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Arellano has also shared her time with the |
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boards of the Upper Rio Grande Work Force, the Paso Del Norte Food |
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Bank, and the Area Agency for the Aging, and further supports the |
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advisory boards of YWCA Consumer Credit Counseling, the 211 El Paso |
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Program, the Sin Fronteras Organizing Project, and the Long Term |
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Recovery Committee, which aids families affected by the devastating |
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floods of 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of her tireless service, this |
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remarkable Texan was honored with the Congressional Labor Award in |
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September 2006; blessed with a loving family, she credits her |
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grandfather, father, and husband as the role models who inspired |
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her dedication to organized labor; and |
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WHEREAS, The strength of our communities depends on the |
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commitment and dedication of leaders who, like Lupe Arellano, use |
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their considerable talents to benefit others; 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 Guadalupe Montes Arellano on her |
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receipt of the Sembrador del Bien Award from the Sin Fronteras |
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Organizing Project and commend her for her work in behalf of the |
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citizens of El Paso; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Arellano as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Chavez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1347 was adopted by the House on April |
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13, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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