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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, By working hard to make Temple a more beautiful |
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place in which to live, the Keep Temple Beautiful (KTB) |
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organization has significantly improved its community and fostered |
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a sense of civic pride; and |
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WHEREAS, Affiliated with Keep America Beautiful and Keep |
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Texas Beautiful, KTB teams with the city and state government and |
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with businesses, schools, and other civic groups to promote |
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environmentally friendly practices, fight litter, and fund |
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programs to improve public spaces; among the numerous projects the |
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group has undertaken have been the Get a Grip program to remove |
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graffiti in the city, the Put It Here antilitter campaign, and the |
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Project Redirectory phone book recycling initiative; KTB also |
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provides educational resources to schools, supports the Junior |
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Master Gardeners, and sponsors city cleanups and the planting of |
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trees in parks and along avenues; and |
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WHEREAS, Ably guided by its volunteer board of directors and |
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by executive director Tanya Gray, Keep Temple Beautiful has done |
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much to raise awareness of how improving the attractiveness of a |
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city serves to foster growth; for its accomplishments, the |
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organization received the 2010 President's Circle Recognition |
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Award from Keep America Beautiful; and |
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WHEREAS, Through its admirable vision and creativity, Keep |
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Temple Beautiful has played a significant role in the community, |
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and its achievements will enrich the lives of the city's residents |
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for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Keep Temple Beautiful for its exceptional |
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community service and extend sincere best wishes for its 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 Keep Temple Beautiful as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Sheffield |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 782 was adopted by the House on March |
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17, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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