H.R. No. 826

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, In the past two years, nine-year-old Eleanor
	Schoenbrun has raised more than $16,000 for the Animal Rescue
	League of El Paso; and
	WHEREAS, A fourth-grade student at Western Hills Elementary
	School, Eleanor has been a dedicated advocate for homeless pets in
	her area since she was two and began volunteering at the Animal
	Rescue League, a no-kill shelter; and
	WHEREAS, In 2011, Eleanor read in the El Paso Times that
	19,000 pets are killed in the city every year, and she was moved to
	take action; she organized a fund-raising campaign called "Pennies
	Fur Pets" with the goal of collecting $2,500 by Make A Difference
	Day, the last Saturday of October; she received permission to place
	donation jars at several local businesses, and her aunt contributed
	to the cause by opening an online donation account; moreover, she
	recruited her classmates to help her make posters; on the final day
	for fund-raising, she spent seven hours outside her local Starbucks
	persuading people that every little bit helps, and at the close of
	her deadline, she had collected just over $2,700; and
	WHEREAS, Eleanor's story caught the attention of the Make A
	Difference Day Award program, which honored her for her outstanding
	efforts and presented her with $10,000 for her favorite charity;
	she promptly gave the money to ARL and kicked off her next Pennies
	Fur Pets campaign; for her ninth birthday party, she asked friends
	to donate pet supplies in lieu of presents, and by Make A Difference
	Day 2012, she had raised more than $3,300 for the shelter; and
	WHEREAS, Eleanor has become a role model for her fellow
	citizens; she recorded a public service announcement with the mayor
	of El Paso encouraging other children to get involved in the
	community because, as she likes to say, "Even the smallest person
	can make a big difference"; in addition to volunteering at ARL, she
	is active in Girl Scouts, participates in her school's canned food
	drives, and competes on a local swim team; and
	WHEREAS, With her enthusiasm, hard work, and determination,
	Eleanor Schoenbrun has helped save and improve the lives of
	hundreds of abandoned, abused, stray, and injured animals in her
	community, and she is an inspiring example of how one person can
	effect positive change in the world; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby honor Eleanor Schoenbrun for her successful
	Pennies Fur Pets campaigns and extend to her sincere best wishes for
	the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Eleanor as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.
	Moody
	Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
	Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
	Alonzo Gooden Otto
	Alvarado Guerra Paddie
	Anchia Guillen Parker
	Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
	Ashby Harless Perez
	Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
	Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
	Bohac Herrero Pickett
	Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
	Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
	Branch Huberty Raney
	Burkett Hughes Ratliff
	Burnam Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Callegari Johnson Riddle
	Canales Kacal Ritter
	Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
	Clardy King of Parker Rose
	Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
	Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
	Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
	Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
	Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
	Creighton Krause Simmons
	Crownover Kuempel Simpson
	Dale Larson Smith
	Darby Laubenberg Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
	J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
	S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
	Deshotel Longoria Strama
	Dukes Lozano Taylor
	Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
	Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
	Elkins Martinez Toth
	Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
	Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
	Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles Villalba
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White
	Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
	Giddings Murphy Wu
	Goldman Naishtat Zedler
	Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 826 was adopted by the House on March
	18, 2013, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House