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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Junior League of Dallas is an organization of |
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women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential |
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of women, and improving the community; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1922 by 40 charter members, the |
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Junior League of Dallas currently boasts a membership of more than |
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5,000, making it the largest member of the Association of Junior |
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Leagues International, which includes 293 participating leagues in |
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the United States, Canada, Mexico, and United Kingdom; and |
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WHEREAS, From rocking infants to answering crisis line calls, |
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members contribute more than 130,000 hours of community service |
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each year, and they raise more than $1 million annually to fund |
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programs in six fundamental issue areas: arts and cultural |
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enrichment, education, family preservation, health, and poverty |
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and violence intervention; furthermore, the League more than |
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triples the value of each dollar donated by providing trained |
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volunteer support to community agencies; led by 2012-2013 president |
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Aimee Griffiths and 2013-2014 president Laura Johnson, members are |
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volunteering with organizations throughout the area, including |
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Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual |
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Arts, the Friends of the Dallas Public Library, the Boys & Girls |
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Club of Greater Dallas, the North Texas Food Bank, the Children's |
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Medical Center, and the Genesis Women's Shelter; and |
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WHEREAS, For nearly a century, members of the Junior League |
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of Dallas have contributed to the health, welfare, and cultural |
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environment of their community, and countless residents have |
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benefited from their generosity; 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 Junior League of Dallas for its |
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commendable record of service and extend to all those associated |
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with the organization best wishes for the 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 Junior League of Dallas as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Villalba |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1991 was adopted by the House on May |
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17, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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