SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 413
         WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
  join Texans across the state in celebrating Big Brothers Big
  Sisters of Texas Day at the Capitol; and
         WHEREAS, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the largest
  volunteer-supported mentoring network, began its service to the
  children of Texas in Dallas in 1927 and has subsequently expanded
  those services to nine regional offices and 35 field offices
  throughout Texas; and
         WHEREAS, The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters is to
  provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring
  professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships
  that change their lives for the better, forever; and
         WHEREAS, Over 16,000 students throughout Texas have Big
  Brother and Big Sister mentors and national research has shown
  that students mentored by a Big Brother or a Big Sister are less
  likely to start using drugs or alcohol, less likely to skip
  school, and even less likely to skip a class during the school
  day; and
         WHEREAS, Additional national research shows that children
  mentored by a Big Brother or Big Sister have increased
  performance in science, mathematics, and oral language skills,
  and further research done in Central Texas revealed that 87
  percent of children mentored by a Big Brother or Big Sister
  graduated from high school or received a general equivalency
  diploma; and
         WHEREAS, Big Brothers Big Sisters is successful because of
  the efforts of thousands of volunteers, whose friendship, care,
  and encouragement can make a world of difference to a child; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
  83rd Legislature, hereby commend all those associated with Big
  Brothers Big Sisters on their efforts to help children in Texas
  achieve success in their lives and extend best wishes for a
  memorable Big Brothers Big Sisters of Texas Day at the Capitol;
  and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  the organization as an expression of esteem from the
  Texas Senate.
  Van de Putte, Watson, Zaffirini
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on March 13, 2013.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate