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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Students at Lorena Middle School raised more than |
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$2,000 to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through the 2011 |
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Pennies for Patients campaign; and |
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WHEREAS, Pennies for Patients is a fund-raiser for the |
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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society that supports research, services, and |
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public health and professional education in the battle against |
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blood cancers; the program gives students the opportunity to make a |
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difference through teamwork, and since 1994, millions of dollars |
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have been raised by elementary, middle, and high school students |
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across the country; and |
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WHEREAS, From January 17 to February 4, Lorena Middle School |
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students took part in a friendly competition collecting spare |
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change to donate to the worthy cause; students from English teacher |
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Jenny Glaser's second-period class won first place for raising the |
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most money for the campaign; and |
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WHEREAS, By sharing their resources and working together for |
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a common goal, Lorena Middle School students have contributed to |
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the fight against cancer, and they are to be saluted for their |
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outstanding efforts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the students of Lorena Middle |
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School for raising more than $2,000 in the Pennies for Patients |
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campaign and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Lorena Middle School as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |