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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to |
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join Texans across the state in celebrating Big Brothers Big |
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Sisters of Texas Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the largest volunteer |
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supported mentoring network, began its service to the children of |
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Texas in Dallas in 1927 and has subsequently expanded those |
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services to 9 regional offices and 35 field offices throughout |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters is to |
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provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring |
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professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships that |
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change their lives for the better, forever; and |
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WHEREAS, Over 16,000 students throughout Texas have Big |
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Brother and Big Sister mentors, and national research has shown |
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that students mentored by a Big Brother or a Big Sister are less |
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likely to start using drugs, are less likely to begin using alcohol, |
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are less likely to skip school, and are even less likely to skip a |
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class during the school day; and |
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WHEREAS, Additional national research also shows that |
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children mentored by a Big Brother or Big Sister have increased |
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performance in science, math, and oral language, and further |
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research done in Central Texas revealed that 87 percent of children |
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mentored by a Big Brother or Big Sister graduated from high school |
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or received a GED; and |
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WHEREAS, Big Brothers Big Sisters is successful because of |
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the efforts of thousands of volunteers and especially Texas Big |
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Brother of the Year Tri Dang of Travis County and Big Sister of the |
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Year C. J. Legare of Hays County, both of whom are present in the |
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chamber this morning; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Big Brothers Big Sisters on their |
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efforts to help children in Texas, many who have the odds stacked |
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against them, achieve success in their lives and extend best wishes |
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for a memorable day at the State Capitol; 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. |