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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kids Who Care, a nonprofit international theater |
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company, is performing at the State Capitol on March 16, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Based in Fort Worth, this notable organization has |
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been dedicated to changing the world one child at a time since its |
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founding more than two decades ago; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2010, the group was invited to perform at a |
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Make-A-Wish Gala and the Kennedy Center, and its participants also |
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shared their time to benefit the Tarrant Area Food Bank and the Boys |
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and Girls Club; more than 41,000 people enjoyed its productions |
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last year, including nearly 28,000 children; and |
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WHEREAS, Kids Who Care is sponsored in part by a grant from |
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the Texas Commission on the Arts; the group's latest offering, |
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District XI: Believe in Me, is a musical that celebrates the
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profound impact that teachers and schools have on our children and |
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reminds us that, together, we can build the education system our |
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children need; and |
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WHEREAS, By promoting an awareness of creative gifts and |
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fostering an appreciation of the arts, Kids Who Care is enriching |
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the communities it serves even as it opens up new vistas of |
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possibility and opportunity for young Texans; 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 Kids Who Care 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 organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Veasey |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 835 was adopted by the House on March |
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16, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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