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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands have |
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significantly benefited their community; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to making a positive difference in the |
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Lake Highlands area of Dallas, the club has worked to assist |
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high-achieving students, awarding more than $500,000 in college |
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scholarships over the past 5 years and $1 million during the past 12 |
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years; and |
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WHEREAS, The organization further supports education by |
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providing tutors and mentors for local students at all grade levels |
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and by sponsoring a number of awards for young scholars, as well as |
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a Teacher of the Year awards program; in addition, the club provides |
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emergency assistance to families unable to afford medical care and |
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other necessities, and it is a key contributor to Family Compass, |
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which was founded in 1992 by Dallas Exchange Club volunteers to |
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prevent child abuse and neglect; and |
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WHEREAS, On a quarterly basis, the organization honors |
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outstanding police officers and firefighters for their service to |
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Lake Highlands, and it confers an Unsung Hero award on those |
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individuals who give generously of their time and talents in behalf |
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of their fellow citizens; moreover, the Exchange Club promotes |
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patriotism through Freedom Shrine installations at educational and |
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social institutions, and it hosts a variety of community events, |
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among them an Independence Day parade and carnival, the Safe |
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Halloween Carnival, and the Lake Highlands Evening of Jazz Under |
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the Stars; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands |
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have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the greater good, and |
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their accomplishments have helped make Dallas an even better place |
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in which to live and raise a family; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands for |
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its notable history of community service and extend to its members |
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sincere best wishes for continued success with their important |
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work; 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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Villalba |
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| Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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| Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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| Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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| Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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| Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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| Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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| Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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| Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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| Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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| Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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| Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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| Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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| Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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| Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 816 was adopted by the House on March |
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13, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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