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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Pearland Adult Reading Center hosted its 10th |
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Annual Red Hat Literacy Luncheon on March 28, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1987, the Pearland Adult Reading |
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Center is a professional, community-based literacy provider, |
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offering free instruction to adult residents in Brazoria, southern |
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Harris, eastern Fort Bend, and western Galveston Counties; and |
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WHEREAS, Through classroom courses, individual tutoring, and |
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computer-based training, the center's staff helps adult learners |
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strengthen their reading, writing, and language skills, obtain |
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GEDs, become U.S. citizens, locate jobs, and earn living wages; and |
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WHEREAS, Since it first opened its doors with three tutors |
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paired with three learners, the center has grown to include a |
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dedicated full-time staff and more than 200 volunteer tutors; in an |
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inspiring example of the program's success, a former student at the |
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center is now helping lead its citizenship courses, and under his |
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tutelage, 40 people have become U.S. citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, The center's 10th Annual Red Hat Literacy Luncheon |
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featured local news anchor and author Tom Abrahams; he was joined by |
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graduates of the center, along with community leaders, and the |
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event raised more than $30,000 to support the organization's |
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important work; and |
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WHEREAS, The Pearland Adult Reading Center provides vital |
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learning opportunities to area residents, and in so doing, it is |
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bringing lasting benefits to its participants and their families, |
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as well as to many communities in southeast Texas; 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 the Pearland Adult Reading Center |
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on its 10th Annual Red Hat Literacy Luncheon and extend to all those |
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associated with the organization sincere best wishes for the |
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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 the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Thompson of Brazoria |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1440 was adopted by the House on April |
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24, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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