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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Fannie Marchman Garden Club in Mineola is |
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celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2011, and this occasion offers |
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a fitting opportunity to recognize the group's many contributions |
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to the community; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1936 by women from Mineola and |
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neighboring Grand Saline, the garden club has completed a host of |
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local beautification projects through the years; early efforts |
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included landscaping and maintaining the grounds of the city |
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cemetery and developing a park beside the Quitman highway; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the club remains dedicated to the mission |
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laid out in its constitution: the mutual improvement of its members |
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in gardening and civic pride; the group has sponsored flower shows, |
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participated in the local Christmas parade, and hosted fund-raisers |
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to support a variety of worthwhile projects; and |
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WHEREAS, Mineola City Hall, the civic center, and area |
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schools and nursing homes have benefited from the efforts of the |
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club; recognized for its outstanding work, the organization has |
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earned the Environmental Improvement Award from Sears and first |
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place honors from the National Council of State Garden Clubs for |
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establishing Mineola as a bird sanctuary; and |
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WHEREAS, For three quarters of a century, the Fannie Marchman |
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Garden Club has provided members an opportunity to set aside the |
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cares of daily life and enjoy the happiness found in creating |
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beautiful gardens, and in turn, they have brightened the lives of |
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their fellow citizens through their careful stewardship of the |
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natural world; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate the Fannie Marchman Garden Club on the |
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milestone of its 75th anniversary and extend to all those |
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associated with the group sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the club as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives and Senate. |