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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of San Antonio are gathering on April 17, |
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2015, for the Rey Feo Crown Celebration, and this occasion provides |
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an ideal opportunity to honor the Rey Feo Consejo Educational |
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Foundation for its good works; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its inception, the foundation has raised over |
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$4 million for scholarships that have benefited more than 3,000 |
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young people; the majority of recipients are first-generation |
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college students and members of low-income, single-parent |
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families; and |
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WHEREAS, The Rey Feo scholarship initiative began in 1947, |
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when members of the League of United Latin American Citizens |
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Council No. 2 created a fund-raising competition for the title of |
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Rey Feo, which recalls a medieval Spanish tradition of an "Ugly |
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King" to represent the common people; in 1982, Rey Feo XXXII Logan |
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Stewart established the Rey Feo Consejo Educational Foundation to |
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support LULAC educational programs; the nonprofit organization |
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draws its membership from among former Rey Feos and other community |
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leaders; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, two businessmen seek the prestigious |
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title of Rey Feo by vying to raise the highest amount of scholarship |
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funds; the Rey Feo and his court also serve as advocates, annually |
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visiting dozens of schools to encourage children to respect their |
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parents and teachers, achieve academic goals, and become productive |
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citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, The Rey Feo Consejo Educational Foundation has made |
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a positive difference in the lives of many young Texans, and its |
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philanthropic endeavors have contributed to the strong spirit of |
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civic engagement in San Antonio; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Rey Feo Consejo Educational Foundation |
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and extend to its members sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the foundation as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |