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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Tracy Yellen 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 seeks to empower and enrich the |
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lives of women and girls in a 17-county area, and this outstanding |
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organization is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Ms. Yellen |
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moved to El Paso in 1992; in 1997, she was hired to oversee the |
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development of a YWCA property on the east side of the city, and she |
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subsequently was instrumental in raising funds to build the YWCA's |
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Independence House and its Sara McKnight Transitional Living |
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Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Yellen went on to work for the organization on |
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the international level, managing the Global Campaign for the World |
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YWCA/USA; she presently serves on the El Paso YWCA Board of |
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Directors; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated volunteers contribute immeasurably to the |
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well-being of communities across the Lone Star State, and Tracy |
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Yellen has helped to secure for countless individuals the hope of a |
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brighter, more promising future; 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 Tracy Yellen for her exceptional record |
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of service with the YWCA El Paso del Norte Region and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success in all her endeavors; |
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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. Yellen as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |