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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The members of the Colleyville Garden Club |
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celebrated 50 years of beautifying their community on January 11, |
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2011; and |
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WHEREAS, The club was founded in 1961 by Florence Eudaly, |
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wife of the town's first mayor, and by several other Colleyville |
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women who shared a love of gardening and who wanted to foster an |
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interest in civic improvement and promote the conservation of |
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natural resources; through the years, the organization has remained |
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committed to enhancing the quality of life in Colleyville and to |
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educating the public about all aspects of gardening; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the numerous projects the club has undertaken |
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have been the creation and upkeep of many lovely gardens throughout |
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the city, including the heritage garden at Colleyville's historic |
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Webb House, as well as the establishment of an outdoor learning |
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center at Colleyville Elementary School, the planting of 1,600 |
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daffodil bulbs in public locations, and the installation of three |
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Lyman Whitaker wind sculptures in McPherson Park; the club also |
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participates in city cleanups with the Keep Colleyville Beautiful |
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program, and it helps purchase and plant trees in celebration of |
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Arbor Day; to inspire and inform the public, it holds the annual |
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Promenade Garden Tour, which showcases outstanding residential |
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gardens; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to its volunteer work, the group awards |
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a college scholarship to an area student planning to study |
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horticulture or a related field, and it has made charitable |
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contributions to many worthy causes and organizations, including |
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the Nature Conservancy of Texas, World Gardening: Seeds for Life, |
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G.R.A.C.E., the Colleyville Public Library, and Texas Garden Clubs, |
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Inc.; and |
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WHEREAS, For 50 years, the members of the Colleyville Garden |
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Club have brightened and enriched the lives of their fellow |
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citizens through their careful stewardship of the natural world, |
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and their many achievements are indeed deserving of recognition; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding |
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of the Colleyville Garden Club and extend to its members sincere |
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best wishes for continued 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 Colleyville Garden Club as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Truitt |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 781 was adopted by the House on March |
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31, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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