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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 453
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WHEREAS, Madison Albrecht of Boerne and Kaitlyn Dehaven of |
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Canyon Lake received well-deserved recognition for their |
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outstanding volunteerism when they were named 2013 Distinguished |
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Finalists in the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program; and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by Prudential Financial and the |
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National Association of Secondary School Principals, the Spirit |
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of Community Awards honor middle and high school students who |
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have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to serving their |
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fellow citizens; more than 100,000 young people have been honored |
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by the program at the local, state, and national levels since |
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1995; and |
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WHEREAS, Madison Albrecht, a 16-year-old junior at |
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Boerne-Samuel V. Champion High School, launched an initiative |
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known as "Cookies for Soldiers" in 2008 through the Girl Scouts, |
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and she has since raised more than $21,000 and sent more than |
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4,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to members of the military |
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stationed overseas; with the help of other Girl Scouts, she sends |
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each box with a poem of appreciation for our men and women in |
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uniform; and |
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WHEREAS, Kaitlyn Dehaven, a 17-year-old senior at Canyon |
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Lake High School, planned and carried out a project to benefit a |
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church in Romania; to that end, she raised more than $20,000 by |
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hosting dinners and special sales and by soliciting donations, |
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and she used the money to purchase a nine-passenger van for the |
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church; Ms. Dehaven is also a member of the Girl Scouts, and she |
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earned her Girl Scout Gold Award, in part, as a result of her |
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outstanding work on this endeavor; and |
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WHEREAS, These notable young Texans have displayed great |
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initiative and determination in pursuit of their goals, and they are |
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indeed an inspiration to all who know them; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Madison Albrecht and Kaitlyn |
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Dehaven on their selection as 2013 Distinguished Finalists in the |
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Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program and extend to them |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Albrecht and Ms. Dehaven as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas Senate. |
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Campbell |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 13, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |