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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Alex Priakos has distinguished herself as executive |
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director of Mesquite Social Services; and |
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WHEREAS, MSS is a crisis relief agency that provides food and |
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financial assistance to needy families in Mesquite, Sunnyvale, |
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Seagoville, and Balch Springs; each year, the organization serves |
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some 10,000 individuals; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Liberty University, Ms. Priakos is a |
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former business owner who was inspired to pursue a career in the |
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nonprofit sector after working for the Girl Scouts in Oklahoma; she |
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joined MSS in the summer of 2008, and since accepting that post she |
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has overseen a job program that offers GED, English as a Second |
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Language, job readiness, job etiquette, basic computer, and |
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financial literacy training; her goals for the agency include |
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adding financial help with health care to the list of available |
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services; and |
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WHEREAS, Alex Priakos has brought deeply caring, committed, |
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and energetic leadership to her work at Mesquite Social Services, |
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and together with that agency's skilled and dedicated staff, she is |
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providing programs of immeasurable value to many Texans; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Alex Priakos for her outstanding work as |
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executive director of Mesquite Social Services and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success with her important work; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Priakos as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |