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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kelly Burnett of Texarkana has been named a |
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Distinguished Finalist in the 2013 Prudential Spirit of Community |
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Awards program, becoming one of only 10 individuals in the State of |
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Texas to receive that designation; and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by Prudential Financial and the National |
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Association of Secondary School Principals, the Spirit of Community |
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Awards honor young men and woman in middle and high school for |
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outstanding volunteer service; students are chosen at the local, |
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state, and national levels, and more than 100,000 young people have |
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been honored in the program's 18-year history; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Burnett is a 17-year-old senior at Texas High |
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School in Texarkana; after recovering from a rare illness, she |
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founded a philanthropy club in 2008; the club includes more than 25 |
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members and has raised more than $5,000, with the proceeds being |
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donated to a variety of local and international causes; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding young woman has demonstrated great |
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compassion, initiative, and determination in pursuit of a selfless |
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goal, and she is an inspiration to all who know her; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Kelly Burnett on her selection as a |
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Distinguished Finalist in the 2013 Prudential Spirit of Community |
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Awards program and extend to her sincere best wishes for a bright |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Burnett as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Lavender |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 789 was adopted by the House on March |
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20, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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