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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Texas PTA president Leslie Boggs of Odessa has |
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distinguished herself as a tireless advocate for the young people |
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of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Boggs oversees an organization that has proved |
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to be a vital resource for parents, teachers, school |
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administrators, and community leaders ever since its founding in |
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1909; now half a million members strong, the organization promotes |
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the health, education, and overall well-being of children on almost |
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3,000 campuses in the Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, Before assuming the office of Texas PTA Board |
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president, Ms. Boggs served in a number of other crucial roles in |
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the organization, including those of first vice president, second |
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vice president, and treasurer, and she has been active in numerous |
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committees; as parent education programming chair, she was |
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instrumental in the creation of Party 101--Consequences of Underage |
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Drinking, an immensely popular teen alcohol and drug abuse |
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prevention initiative; the program reached more than 350,000 people |
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during the initial launch and is now part of the official Texas |
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driver education training course; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Boggs has also served as president and treasurer |
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of New Mexico PTA and as chair of the Nominating and Leadership |
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Development Committee of the National PTA; in addition, she has |
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given generously of her time and talents to the Ector County Council |
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of PTAs, as well as to elementary school PTAs in Albuquerque and |
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Odessa; her dedication has been recognized with the Life Membership |
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Award and the Extended Service Award from Texas PTA and with the |
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Life Achievement Award from the national organization; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted wife and mother, this dynamic woman has |
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made PTA the primary focus of her volunteer endeavors, and she |
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credits her involvement in PTA with helping her to become "a better |
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mom and 'grandmom'"; and |
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WHEREAS, Leslie Boggs has contributed significantly to the |
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effectiveness of PTA in the Lone Star State, and her outstanding |
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efforts in behalf of Texas schoolchildren are indeed deserving of |
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commendation; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Leslie Boggs for her service to Texas |
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PTA and extend to Ms. Boggs and the other members of the |
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organization sincere best wishes for continued success with their |
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important work in behalf of the young people of this state; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Boggs as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |