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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Melissa Wiseman has played a vital role in her |
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community through her service with the YWCA El Paso del Norte |
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Region; and |
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WHEREAS, The El Paso YWCA provides services to empower and |
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enrich the lives of women and girls in the El Paso region, and it is |
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celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Wiseman first became involved with the El Paso |
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YWCA in 1974; as a young mother at a time when there were no drop-in |
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day-care centers, she became a charter member of the YWCA's Le |
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Collage program; this group of stay-at-home mothers worked to |
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support and educate each other about community and parenting |
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skills; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her work with this group, Ms. Wiseman became |
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a YWCA board member, playing a vital role in expanding the |
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organization from a single facility to many branches across El |
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Paso; she visited YWCAs across the nation, and she was instrumental |
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in the creation of the Shirley Leavell Branch; she has since served |
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the YWCA at the national level; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated volunteers play an important role in |
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communities across the Lone Star State, and for many years, Melissa |
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Wiseman has served as an inspiring leader and role model in El Paso |
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through her work with the YWCA; 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 Melissa Wiseman for her long record of |
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service with the El Paso YWCA and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for the 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. Wiseman as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Chavez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2379 was adopted by the House on May |
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25, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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