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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Garland residents Salvador Salinas and Brenda |
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Wooldridge were sworn in as Dallas CASA volunteers on February 22, |
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2013; and |
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WHEREAS, A nonprofit organization, Court Appointed Special |
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Advocates allows ordinary citizens to become voices for children in |
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the court and protective services systems; volunteers are trained |
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to gather information and make recommendations that assist judges |
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in arriving at decisions concerning a child's well-being; CASA |
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volunteers also serve as a constant in the life of a child who may be |
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experiencing the frightening uncertainty of a strange environment, |
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a difficult past, and an ambiguous future; and |
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WHEREAS, Dallas CASA was established in 1980, and in 2012, |
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more than 600 volunteers served with the organization, helping more |
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than 1,750 abused and neglected children; and |
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WHEREAS, Those Texans who give generously of their time and |
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talents to benefit the larger community make the world a better |
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place through their actions and their example, and Salvador Salinas |
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and Brenda Wooldridge are indeed two such individuals; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Salvador Salinas and Brenda |
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Wooldridge of Garland on their swearing in as CASA volunteers and |
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extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for Mr. Salinas and Ms. Wooldridge as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |