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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Rotary Club of Arlington are |
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celebrating their club's 90th anniversary on June 13, 2013, and |
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this occasion offers a welcome opportunity to honor the |
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organization and its many charitable endeavors; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1923, the Rotary Club of Arlington was |
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the first service group to be established in the city, and over the |
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years, the organization has benefited from the talented leadership |
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of many prominent individuals, including past club president and |
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former mayor Tom Vandergriff; and |
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WHEREAS, From the beginning, the club has contributed to the |
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betterment of its community; one of its initial projects was the |
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sponsorship of Arlington's first public park, Meadowbrook, which |
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opened in 1924, and it later also contributed to the development of |
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Senter Park; today, the club offers adult literacy programs to |
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Arlington residents and works with John Webb Elementary School, |
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where more than 94 percent of the students live at or below the |
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poverty level; most notably, the club provides college assistance |
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to every child graduating from Webb Elementary if that student also |
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graduates from high school; through this program, some 150 Webb |
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students have gone on to postsecondary education, reflecting a |
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college attendance rate 55 percent higher than the national rate |
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for a matching demographic; the group also provides books to the |
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Webb Elementary library as well as to each student, funds camping |
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trips for every sixth grader, and organizes cleanup days for the |
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grounds; in recognition of its outstanding work, the organization |
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received the 2012 Champions of Change Award from the White House, |
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making it one of only 10 Rotary Clubs nationwide to be granted this |
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honor; and |
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WHEREAS, The club is additionally engaged in service projects |
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in other countries; it has initiated a program to supply clean |
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drinking water to remote villages in Honduras, and it supports |
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Rotary International in its efforts to help eradicate polio around |
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the world; and |
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WHEREAS, For nine decades, members of the Rotary Club of |
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Arlington have epitomized the ideal of service that stands at the |
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heart of the Rotary mission, and they have enriched the lives of |
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countless individuals both at home and abroad; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Rotary |
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Club of Arlington and extend to its members sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the club as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Patrick |
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Zedler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1482 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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