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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Floyd County Friends Unity Center is holding its |
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20th annual gala on April 18, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1995, the late Billy Don Colston and a number of |
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other engaged citizens gathered at the Lighthouse Electric |
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Cooperative to discuss building a multipurpose center in the area; |
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the group subsequently founded Floyd County Friends and elected |
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Nick Long as the organization's first president; and |
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WHEREAS, In order to finance the facility's construction, |
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Floyd County Friends held its first annual gala in the Lockney |
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School Cafeteria in 1996; for the next five years, the organization |
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hosted numerous fund-raisers and solicited private donations and |
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matching grants until the Floyd County Friends Unity Center could |
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open its doors debt-free in January of 2000; over the years, the |
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gala has become the biggest social event of the season for area |
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residents, and the money it raises now goes toward keeping the |
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center affordable and accessible to the general public; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the able leadership of manager Jon LaBaume, |
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the Unity Center serves approximately 10,000 visitors each year; |
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the center offers a variety of agricultural and family events, |
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including the Floyd County Stock Show, as well as continuing |
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education programs and 4-H meetings; and |
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WHEREAS, For two decades, the members of Floyd County Friends |
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have devoted their time and energy to providing area residents with |
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a welcoming venue for community events, and these dedicated |
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individuals are indeed deserving of recognition for their |
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successful 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 commemorate the 20th annual Floyd County Friends |
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Unity Center gala and extend to its organizers and attendees |
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sincere best wishes for a memorable event; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Floyd County Friends as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Springer |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hernandez |
Phillips |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Herrero |
Pickett |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Johnson |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Kacal |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Burkett |
Keffer |
Romero, Jr. |
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| Burrows |
King of Hemphill |
Sanford |
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| Button |
King of Parker |
Schaefer |
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| Canales |
King of Taylor |
Schofield |
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| Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Schubert |
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| Craddick |
Landgraf |
Simpson |
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| Cyrier |
Laubenberg |
Smithee |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lozano |
Stephenson |
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| Davis of Harris |
Lucio III |
Stickland |
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| Deshotel |
Márquez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Dukes |
Martinez |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Dutton |
Martinez Fischer |
Tinderholt |
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| Elkins |
McClendon |
Turner of Collin |
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| Faircloth |
Metcalf |
Turner of Harris |
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| Fallon |
Meyer |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Farney |
Miller of Comal |
Villalba |
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| Farrar |
Miller of Fort Bend |
Vo |
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| Flynn |
Morrison |
White of Bell |
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| Frank |
Muñoz, Jr. |
White of Tyler |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1920 was adopted by the House on April |
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13, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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