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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Keep Houston Beautiful is participating in the Keep |
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America Beautiful nationwide Great American Cleanup campaign being |
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held from April 14 through May 31, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, The city's leading organization devoted to |
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beautification, litter reduction, and recycling education since |
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1979, Keep Houston Beautiful has reduced litter by 77 percent in the |
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past 10 years; moreover, it has fostered community involvement |
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through such worthy programs as Adopt-a-Block and Clean |
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Neighborhoods and through its partnership with neighborhood |
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associations and civic clubs throughout the city; and |
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WHEREAS, The 2007 Keep America Beautiful Great American |
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Cleanup campaign draws participation from nearly 2.5 million people |
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in 15,000 communities across the nation; during the 2006 campaign |
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over 5.5 million trees and flowers were planted and over 6,000 miles |
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of riverbank, lakeshore, and coastline were cleaned; and |
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WHEREAS, Kicking off this year's event with Keep Houston |
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Beautiful Day on April 14, Keep Houston Beautiful has coordinated |
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events in neighborhoods throughout the city, including West |
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Bellaire Chinatown, Sunnyside, and the Second Ward; prizes are |
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being awarded for the most cigarette butts collected in the |
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citywide Cigarette Butt Scavenger Hunt, and opportunities have been |
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made available for local citizens to dispose of used automotive oil |
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and passenger car tires at Firestone Tire and Service Centers; and |
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WHEREAS, Through its participation in this admirable |
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campaign, Keep Houston Beautiful and its caring volunteers are |
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helping to improve the health, cleanliness, and quality of life |
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enjoyed by residents of the city of Houston, as well as promoting |
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volunteerism, civic responsibility, and community involvement, and |
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it is fitting that all those involved be recognized for their |
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generous contribution of time and energy; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Keep Houston Beautiful for its |
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participation in the Great American Cleanup and extend to the |
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organization and its volunteers best wishes for continued success; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Keep Houston Beautiful as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |