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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Danashiya Pritchard, an eighth grade student at |
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Parkland Middle School in El Paso, has brought great credit to |
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herself and her community through her artistic talent and her |
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enthusiastic volunteer efforts; and |
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WHEREAS, At age six, while receiving treatment for |
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sickle-cell anemia, Danashiya became involved in Project Arts in |
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Motion, an initiative sponsored by the nonprofit organization |
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Creative Kids to introduce pediatric patients in El Paso to the |
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visual arts; over the years, she has grown to be a valued member of |
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the program, and when Project AIM was recognized with the National |
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Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award in 2013, she was chosen to |
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speak at the White House alongside First Lady Michelle Obama; in |
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addition, one of her paintings, The Vase of Flowers, was displayed |
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in the East Room during the ceremony; and |
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WHEREAS, This remarkable young Texan has continued to play an |
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active role in her community; she served as a marshal for the El |
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Paso Black History Parade in February 2014 and that same year |
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appeared as a guest speaker at the third annual Three Wish Circus; |
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she also donated an original piece of artwork to the event's live |
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auction, helping Three Wish Circus to raise more than $175,000 for |
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the El Paso Regional Office of Make-A-Wish North Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, A talented artist with a generous spirit, Danashiya |
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Pritchard is making a positive difference in the city she calls |
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home, and she is a source of inspiration to all who know her; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Danashiya Pritchard for her creative |
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achievements and her commitment to charitable work in El Paso and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Pritchard as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Moody |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 824 was adopted by the House on March |
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12, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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