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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Education Service Center Region 19 Head Start |
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program and its executive director, Dr. Blanca Estela Enriquez, are |
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being recognized with a 2009 Lucy G. Acosta Humanitarian Award, |
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presented by LULAC Project Amistad; and |
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WHEREAS, An El Paso-based nonprofit organization, Project |
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Amistad hosts the annual Lucy G. Acosta Humanitarian Awards banquet |
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to pay tribute to those individuals and groups that have |
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demonstrated exemplary efforts in serving the community; proceeds |
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from the event are directed toward the agency's client health and |
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welfare fund, which provides vital assistance to senior citizens |
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and people with disabilities; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than two decades, Dr. Enriquez has |
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administered the ESC Region 19 Head Start, and under her skilled |
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leadership, the program has been recognized as a national model of |
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excellence; designed to improve the quality of life for children |
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and families in El Paso and Hudspeth Counties, it is the third |
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largest Head Start program in Texas, serving nearly 4,000 |
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individuals in more than 30 centers and providing an array of |
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educational opportunities and comprehensive services; and |
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WHEREAS, With a dedicated staff led by Dr. Enriquez, ESC |
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Region 19 Head Start has helped to guide many young Texans on the |
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path toward future achievement, and it has benefited the greater |
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community in myriad ways; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the ESC Region 19 Project Head Start |
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program and Dr. Blanca Estela Enriquez on receiving a 2009 Lucy G. |
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Acosta Humanitarian Award and extend to all those associated with |
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the organization sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the ESC Region 19 Head Start program and Dr. Enriquez |
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as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of |
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Representatives. |