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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The West Bowie County Rotary Club is celebrating a |
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decade of service in 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Established as the New Boston Rotary Club in July |
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1997, the group changed its name in 2002 to reflect the breadth of |
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its outreach; members meet weekly at Mark Henry's Café in New |
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Boston, where they discuss ways in which they can both serve their |
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community and support the myriad projects sponsored by Rotary |
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International; and |
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WHEREAS, The club supports a number of worthwhile initiatives |
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each year, raising scholarships for area high school seniors, |
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donating dictionaries to third-graders, assisting with highway |
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cleanup, providing Christmas gifts for needy children and families, |
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and sponsoring a foreign exchange program; the American Red Cross |
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and the Special Olympics also benefit from their efforts, and each |
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month members pay tribute to a local civic leader with the Public |
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Servant of the Month award; the group gives back to Rotary |
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International each month through the Blue Jug collection, which |
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encourages members to deposit their loose change into a blue jug; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, the West Bowie County Rotary Club |
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has been recognized for its notable efforts; awarded the Rotary |
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International Presidential Club Citation for outstanding club |
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service to the community in 2006, the organization has also earned |
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honors for its weekly bulletin in 1998 with the New Weekly Club |
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Bulletin Award in Rotary District 5830; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of the West Bowie County Rotary Club |
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have committed themselves to continuing the tradition of excellence |
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established by Rotary International, and it is a pleasure to honor |
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their commitment to this admirable goal; 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 the members of the West Bowie |
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County Rotary Club on the occasion of the group's 10th anniversary |
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and commend them for their dedication to making their community a |
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better place to live; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the club as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Frost |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2582 was adopted by the House on May |
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25, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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