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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the National Council of Negro Women, |
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Inc., Minnie H. Goodlow Page Section are gathering for their ninth |
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annual Spring Hat Extravaganza and Tea, A Salute to Women of |
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Distinction, and this event presents an ideal opportunity to |
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recognize this noteworthy organization; and |
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WHEREAS, The NCNW was founded in 1935 by Mary McLeod Bethune, |
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an educator and civil rights leader who advocated higher education |
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for African American girls, started what became Bethune-Cookman |
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University, and served as an advisor to President Franklin D. |
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Roosevelt; the council unites women dedicated to improving quality |
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of life for themselves, their families, and their communities and |
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has an outreach to four million women through its 250 |
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community-based sections and 38 national affiliated organizations, |
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including the National Assembly of Voluntary Health and Social |
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Welfare Organizations, the National Council of Women in the United |
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States, and the International Council of Women; and |
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WHEREAS, NCNW sponsors educational, economic, social, |
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cultural, and scientific self-help projects at the national and |
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local levels; funded by membership, private donations, and grants |
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from foundations, corporations, and governments, the group's |
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projects promote equality of opportunity and work to eliminate |
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prejudice and discrimination based upon race, creed, color, sex, or |
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national origin; and |
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WHEREAS, Through its core of volunteers in 34 states, the |
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NCNW bolsters community services and addresses the local needs of |
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citizens; the Minnie H. Goodlow Page Section was chartered in 2000 |
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and is named in honor of an esteemed Dallas educator and community |
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leader who served as president of the Dallas Metro Section of the |
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NCNW for 13 years; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of the National Council of Negro Women, |
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Inc., Minnie H. Goodlow Page Section have demonstrated an |
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exceptional commitment to their organization's worthy goals, and |
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they have set a standard of volunteer excellence to which others may |
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aspire; 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 the National Council of Negro Women, Inc., |
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Minnie H. Goodlow Page Section on the occasion of its ninth annual |
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Spring Hat Extravaganza and Tea and extend to its members sincere |
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best wishes for the future; 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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Giddings |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1158 was adopted by the House on April |
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14, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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