H.R. No. 227
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, For the past 35 years Camp Okawehna has provided a
  memorable summer camp experience to countless children who are
  facing chronic kidney disease; and
         WHEREAS, More than 7,000 children have been diagnosed with
  chronic kidney disease in the United States since 1994, and
  approximately half of these children require dialysis or kidney
  transplants as the illness progresses; Dialysis Clinic, Inc., a
  nonprofit organization that operates facilities throughout the
  country, established Camp Okawehna in 1974 as a summer camp for
  children with this serious condition; and
         WHEREAS, This full-service camp is held annually during the
  first full week of June at the Cedar Crest Campground near
  Nashville, Tennessee; Camp Okawehna features onsite medical
  facilities and is open to children ages 6 to 18 who have kidney
  disease, as well as those who have had transplants or are undergoing
  dialysis therapy; although at least 90 percent of these young
  patients are able to participate fully in sports and other physical
  activities, they often maintain rigid daily schedules, and Camp
  Okawehna offers them a welcome respite in a fun-filled atmosphere;
  and
         WHEREAS, Campers spend their time playing basketball or
  soccer, swimming, canoeing, or engaging in ropes courses and
  scavenger hunts; the children also enjoy arts and crafts projects,
  dances, and bonfires, and they can relax in the company of others
  who have had similar experiences with chronic kidney disease; what
  began with 15 campers in its first year has grown to accommodate
  more than 110 children from all over the country, along with 80
  staff volunteers; and
         WHEREAS, The cost of attending Camp Okawehna is largely
  underwritten by Dialysis Clinic, Inc.; this notable organization
  also administers the treatment of children from the Lone Star State
  at its Austin facility, the Children's Dialysis Clinic of Central
  Texas, and in 2009, DCI is hosting the following young Texans at
  Camp Okawehna: Austin Booth, Avonna James, Aaron Stevenson, Sandra
  Rodriguez, Oscar Rangel, Mitchell Vanderwoude, Max Schultz, Isaac
  Botello, Romeena Momin, and Lonnie Wren; and
         WHEREAS, Camp Okawehna has demonstrated an unwavering
  commitment to children with chronic kidney disease, and its campers
  have benefited in myriad ways from this noteworthy institution;
  now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby commend Camp Okawehna for its invaluable service
  to children coping with chronic kidney disease and extend to all
  those associated with the camp sincere best wishes for continued
  success with this worthy endeavor; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Camp Okawehna as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Kuempel
 
 
Straus Gattis Menendez
 
Allen Geren Merritt
 
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
 
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
 
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
 
Anderson Guillen Moody
 
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
 
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
 
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
 
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
 
Bonnen Harless Orr
 
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
 
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
 
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
 
Button Herrero Paxton
 
Callegari Hilderbran Pena
 
Castro Hochberg Phillips
 
Chavez Hodge Pickett
 
Chisum Homer Pierson
 
Christian Hopson Pitts
 
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Cook Hughes Riddle
 
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
 
Crabb Isett Ritter
 
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
 
Creighton Jones Rose
 
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
 
Darby Kent Shelton
 
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
 
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
 
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
 
Edwards Legler Thibaut
 
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
 
Eissler Lewis Truitt
 
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
 
England Madden Turner of Harris
 
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
 
Fletcher Martinez Vo
 
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
 
Flynn McCall Weber
 
Frost McClendon Woolley
 
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 227 was adopted by the House on
  February 4, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House