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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Shaolin Kung Fu Academy in Houston is staging a |
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multidisciplinary martial arts performance on March 28, 2009, to |
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raise funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; and |
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WHEREAS, Students of the Houston Shaolin Kung Fu Academy |
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compete in regional tournaments and provide demonstrations of their |
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abilities throughout the city and the surrounding area; founded in |
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1998, the academy encourages its students to observe the Shaolin |
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values of tolerance, righteousness, and respect and urges them to |
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develop a strong sense of community, and this benefit performance |
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is a means of putting those ideals into practice; and |
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WHEREAS, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a leading |
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facility for the research and treatment of pediatric cancer and |
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other devastating diseases of childhood; this generous |
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organization provides assistance regardless of a patient's ability |
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to pay, and the institution relies on donations acquired through |
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fund-raising sources to underwrite its services; and |
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WHEREAS, Houston Shaolin Kung Fu Academy and St. Jude |
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Children's Research Hospital are joining together to further a |
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worthy goal, and it is a pleasure to recognize this significant |
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charitable event; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Shaolin Kung Fu Academy on the occasion |
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of its 2009 charity performance to benefit St. Jude Children's |
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Research Hospital and encourage area citizens to support this |
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admirable endeavor; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the academy as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |