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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Junior League of Waco is celebrating 75 years of |
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service to area residents in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its founding in 1936, the Junior League of |
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Waco has been dedicated to promoting volunteerism and improving the |
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lives of those in need; in its early years, the group established a |
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milk fund for schoolchildren, purchased oxygen tents for local |
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hospitals, and assisted in polio vaccination; the Waco Symphony |
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Orchestra was established with the help of the organization, which |
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also helped in the recovery efforts following a tornado in 1953 and |
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provided $100,000 to develop the Advocacy Center for Crime Victims |
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and Children; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the Junior League of Waco is ably led by |
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president Elisa Rainey, and its membership, which consists of |
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nearly 500 women, continues to give back through such initiatives |
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as the installment of a new carousel at Lions Park and a youth |
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health and safety fair; moreover, the league is instituting |
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programs to support at-risk youth, prevent teenage suicide, provide |
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assistance to nonprofits in need, and aid clients of Child |
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Protective Services; and |
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WHEREAS, The volunteer groups of the Lone Star State play an |
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indispensable role in enhancing the quality of life for countless |
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Texas residents, and the Junior League of Waco may indeed take great |
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pride in its enduring efforts to benefit the community; 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 honor the Junior League of Waco on the 75th |
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anniversary of its founding and extend to its members sincere best |
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wishes for continued success with their important work; and, be it |
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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. |