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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, David Howarth of Lake Jackson has deservedly been |
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honored by the Keep Texas Beautiful organization with its |
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Individual Leadership Award for 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, The Individual Leadership Award was created to |
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recognize individuals who support the Keep Texas Beautiful mission |
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of empowering Texans through education to take responsibility for |
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enhancing their community's environment; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Howarth has been active in Keep Lake Jackson |
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Beautiful for a decade and has served as its chairman for the past |
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eight years; during that time, he has instituted many educational |
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programs to teach students and residents about the ways that they |
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can help keep their city clean and preserve its natural resources; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Howarth has promoted litter prevention |
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projects, trash tip-off hotlines, and citywide clean-ups, as well |
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as environmental education efforts that are presented during the |
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Enviro Camp in the summer and during the Enviro Fest activities on |
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Earth Day; moreover, he has furthered the group's educational |
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mission by making numerous appearances at events as Charlie |
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Chipper, the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful mascot, and by involving |
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students, residents, and business people in the production of |
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public service announcements that address litter and recycling; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Howarth has been instrumental in helping Keep |
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Lake Jackson Beautiful win three Governor's Community Achievement |
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Awards totaling more than $265,000; these funds have been used to |
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create the entryway that welcomes visitors to the city and to add |
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landscaping along medians and overpasses; and |
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WHEREAS, In his tireless efforts to improve the quality of |
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life in the local community, he led the charge to ban smoking in |
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restaurants and public facilities, appearing before the city |
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council for the successful adoption of a no-smoking ordinance; in |
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addition, he worked with the Phi Theta Kappa sorority at Brazosport |
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College to implement a program on cigarette litter; and |
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WHEREAS, Looking beyond the immediate Lake Jackson area, he |
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joined Keep Brazoria County Beautiful as chairman of the board; |
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through his work with that organization, he has helped to establish |
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the Brazoria County Environmental Center on the Seabreeze |
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Environmental Landfill site; he has also been involved in the |
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national work of Keep America Beautiful as a presenter and |
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conference attendee; and |
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WHEREAS, This dedicated community leader has also offered his |
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time and talents to many civic and professional groups, including |
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Habitat for Humanity, the BASF Community Advisory Panel, and BACH, |
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an organization supporting children with special needs; further, he |
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has contributed to the work of Mended Hearts as a board member and |
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volunteer, taken part in the Stars on the Brazos Mardi Gras |
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festivities, and used his barbecue and cooking skills to benefit |
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charities and provide meals for city employees and rescue workers |
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in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike; and |
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WHEREAS, In ways large and small, David Howarth has devoted |
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himself to making Lake Jackson and the State of Texas a better place |
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to live and work, and he is indeed deserving of this prestigious |
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honor; 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 David Howarth on his receipt of the |
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2009 Individual Leadership Award from Keep Texas Beautiful and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success in his |
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volunteer activities; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Howarth as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |