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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Stars Service Unit of the San |
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Jacinto Council are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the |
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founding of Girl Scouts of the USA in 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, The world's preeminent organization for girls, |
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GSUSA was established in Savannah, Georgia, in 1912, and the San |
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Jacinto Council was created by Houston residents a decade later; |
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the Girl Scout program promotes positive values, social |
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consciousness, and self-esteem while teaching important life |
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skills; today, the membership includes more than 3.5 million girls |
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and adults; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Stars Service Unit includes over 300 |
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scouts from troops in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School |
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District and the Fort Bend Independent School District; members |
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participate in a wide variety of projects, including food drives, |
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ecological preservation, cleanup initiatives, animal protection, |
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and activities that support members of the military; through their |
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efforts in behalf of others, scouts can earn the bronze, silver, or |
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gold award in a program designed to build leadership skills and |
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foster a commitment to the community; among the organizations that |
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have benefited from the contributions of the Texas Stars Service |
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Unit are DePelchin Children's Center, the Brookshire Nursing |
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Center, Fort Bend Seniors Meals on Wheels, and Houston Marine Moms; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, By making a positive impact in their communities, |
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the young women of the Texas Stars are contributing to a proud |
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tradition of leadership and service, and it is indeed appropriate |
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to recognize them at this time; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor the Texas Stars |
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Service Unit on the occasion of the centennial of Girl Scouts of the |
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USA and extend to the members sincere best wishes for success in |
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their worthwhile endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |