SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 529

WHEREAS, The Reverend Jack A. Crane and the members of Truevine Missionary Baptist Church in Fort Worth have made significant contributions to the well-being of their community; and

WHEREAS, Committed to providing fellow residents with information and skills to help them attain healthier lifestyles and add years to their lives, Truevine partnered with the American Heart Association as a Search Your Heart program campus; and

WHEREAS, Participants attended bimonthly classes and walking clinics over the course of nine months, learning how to minimize their risks for heart and kidney disease and stroke and to develop heart-healthy habits; and

WHEREAS, Truevine's health ministry has received a $2,000 grant in recognition of its outstanding efforts to benefit its members and neighbors and to ensure the continuation of this important program; and

WHEREAS, It is appropriate to take this opportunity to congratulate the church and the participants on the success of their Search Your Heart efforts and to call on others to follow their noteworthy example; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st Legislature, hereby commend the clergy and congregants of Truevine Missionary Baptist Church for participating in the American Heart Association's Search Your Heart program and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be prepared for the church as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.

Davis

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President of the Senate

I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on March 30, 2009.

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Secretary of the Senate

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Member, Texas Senate