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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The McGregor Garden Club won myriad accolades at |
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both the District V meeting on March 26, 2013, and the state |
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convention in College Station on April 22; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of Texas Garden Clubs, Inc., the McGregor |
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Garden Club promotes a number of local beautification projects; for |
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its efforts, the group received first place at the district level |
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for its President's Report, Scrapbook, Yearbook, Community |
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Landscape Design, Community Service project, and Pink Pocket |
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Garden, which serves to raise awareness of breast cancer; moreover, |
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several area students, including first-grader Kyndall Houchin, |
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second-grader Gracee Johnnene, and third-grader Valeria Noemi |
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Licea, earned Youth Poster Awards, and fifth-graders Bridgette |
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Burdine, Jade Luna, Abby Lucksinger, and Audrey Lillard received |
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honorable mention; and |
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WHEREAS, The 2013 Texas Garden Club State Convention |
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celebrated the theme of "Kicking Up Our Heels With Texas Garden |
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Clubs"; the first place winners from the district level were |
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eligible to continue at the state event, and the McGregor group |
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again took top honors for its Pink Pocket Garden, Community |
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Service, Yearbook, and Community Landscape Design initiatives; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their creativity, hard work, and dedication |
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to their community, members of the McGregor Garden Club have |
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brightened the lives of their fellow citizens, and it is a pleasure |
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to honor them on their outstanding showing among their peers; 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 the McGregor Garden Club on its |
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district and state awards and extend to its members sincere best |
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wishes for 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. |