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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Elizabeth Lester has been named the 2010 Student |
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Ambassador of the Year by People to People Ambassador Programs; and |
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WHEREAS, An eighth grader at Forestwood Middle School in |
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Flower Mound, Miss Lester was awarded the honor for her leadership |
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ability and community service as well as for a powerful essay she |
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wrote based on her experience as a Student Ambassador in the |
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European Discovery program; for her achievement, she has earned |
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full tuition and airfare toward the 2011 travel experience of her |
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choice; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1956 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, |
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People to People Ambassador Programs was created to promote peace |
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and understanding among citizens around the world; through the |
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decades, this exceptional initiative has worked to bridge cultural |
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and political borders through education and exchange among young |
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Americans and their counterparts in other nations; and |
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WHEREAS, The insights and experience that Miss Lester has |
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gained through her travel with People to People Student Ambassador |
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Programs will help her immeasurably throughout her life, and she is |
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truly deserving of special recognition for her achievements; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Elizabeth Lester on being named the |
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2010 Student Ambassador of the Year by People to People Ambassador |
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Programs and extend to her 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 Miss Lester as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |