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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sally Bird is retiring as president and CEO of the |
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Greenville Chamber of Commerce/Convention & Visitors Bureau on June |
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14, 2013, drawing to a close a notable career as a chamber |
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professional that has spanned nearly three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Since joining the Greenville Chamber in June 2005, |
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Mrs. Bird has worked tirelessly to make the city an even better |
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place in which to live and work; she was instrumental in such new |
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initiatives as the Business Expo, the Economic Forecast Breakfast, |
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the Wake Up to the Issues series, and Rally 'Round Greenville; this |
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dedicated executive also helped the organization to expand the |
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Leadership Hunt County program and to establish the Leadership |
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Alumni Association, and her astute guidance allowed the chamber to |
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continue to thrive during a challenging economic period; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Bird has drawn on a broad range of experience; |
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after growing up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and Bradenton, |
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Florida, she earned a bachelor's degree from Millersville |
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University and worked as a teacher and a community relations |
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specialist in Pennsylvania; in 1985, she began a 12-year tenure |
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with the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and Industry, distinguishing |
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herself in several different positions, and she went on to serve as |
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president of the Berwick Area Chamber of Commerce and as vice |
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president of the Main Line Chamber of Commerce before relocating to |
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Greenville; active in numerous professional and business |
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associations, she has garnered awards from the American Chamber of |
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Commerce Executives and from Women in Communications; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, she enjoys the love and |
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support of her husband, Craig, and the couple plan to remain deeply |
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involved in the local community in the years ahead; and |
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WHEREAS, Sally Bird has served the citizens and businesses of |
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Greenville with remarkable ability and commitment, and she may |
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indeed reflect with pride on her notable record of achievement as |
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she begins the next exciting chapter of her life; 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 congratulate Sally Bird on her retirement as |
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president and CEO of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce/Convention & |
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Visitors Bureau and extend to her 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 Mrs. Bird as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Flynn |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2771 was adopted by the House on May |
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24, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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