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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Cullen Corr of Irving has been named one of the top |
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two youth volunteers in Texas by the 2015 Prudential Spirit of |
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Community Awards program; and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by Prudential Financial and the National |
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Association of Secondary School Principals, the Spirit of Community |
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Awards has worked for two decades to honor young people in middle |
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school and high school who demonstrate an extraordinary commitment |
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to serving their communities; this year, more than 30,000 teens |
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from across the nation were considered for recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, A 16-year-old junior at Episcopal School of Dallas, |
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Mr. Corr founded the nonprofit Kids Helping Kids organization to |
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benefit children at Family Gateway, a local homeless shelter; when |
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he was in the seventh grade, he started volunteering with his mother |
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and worked to raise money and recruit other students in order to |
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create a "teen room" at the center; this led to the formation of |
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Kids Helping Kids, which helps support youths at the shelter by |
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planning monthly events, hosting weekly tutoring sessions, and |
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offering mentoring services; by organizing collection drives and |
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fund-raisers, Kids Helping Kids has raised more than $50,000 since |
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its inception three years ago, including over $20,000 that was used |
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to purchase a 15-passenger van to enable children at Family Gateway |
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to go on educational field trips; and |
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WHEREAS, Cullen Corr has set an inspiring example of |
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resourcefulness, generosity, and civic engagement, and he is to be |
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commended for his exceptional efforts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Cullen Corr on his selection as one |
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of the top two youth volunteers in Texas by the 2015 Prudential |
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Spirit of Community Awards program and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; 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 Mr. Corr as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Anderson of Dallas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1190 was adopted by the House on March |
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26, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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