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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Hailey Hodgkiss of Irving has been named a |
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Distinguished Finalist by the 2009 Prudential Spirit of Community |
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Awards program, becoming one of only 10 finalists in the State of |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by Prudential Financial and the National |
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Association of Secondary School Principals, the Spirit of Community |
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Awards honor young people in middle school and high school for |
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outstanding volunteer service; students are chosen at the local, |
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state, and national levels, and more than 80,000 young volunteers |
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have been honored in the 13 years of the program; and |
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WHEREAS, A 16-year-old sophomore at Irving High School, |
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Ms. Hodgkiss collected money and products to create gift bags for |
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teenage cancer patients at a local hospital; having undergone |
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lengthy treatments for leukemia herself, Ms. Hodgkiss understood |
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the boredom and despair often felt by a young person with cancer; |
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the gift bags included soft caps crocheted by Ms. Hodgkiss as well |
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as games, pillow cases, gift cards, and other personal items |
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intended to bolster a young patient's spirits; and |
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WHEREAS, This compassionate young woman has demonstrated |
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great initiative and determination in pursuit of a selfless goal, |
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and she is an inspiration to all who know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Hailey Hodgkiss on being named a |
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Distinguished Finalist by the 2009 Prudential Spirit of Community |
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Awards program and extend to her sincere best wishes for a bright |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Hodgkiss as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Harper-Brown |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 843 was adopted by the House on March |
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26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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