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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Charities that work to lift children out of poverty |
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in our nation and around the world will benefit from the first Red |
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Nose Day to be held in the United States, an observance scheduled |
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for May 21, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Red Nose Day started in the United Kingdom, where, |
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for the past 30 years, the fund-raising organization Comic Relief |
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UK has raised more than £1 billion by bringing people together for |
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fun and laughter; and |
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WHEREAS, The first Red Nose Day USA is a program of Comic |
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Relief, Inc., an independent sister organization of the British |
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group; people across the nation are encouraged to do something |
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funny at home, school, or work to raise money for charity, and the |
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day will culminate in a star-studded, three-hour entertainment |
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special on the NBC television network; and |
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WHEREAS, Walgreens is the exclusive retailer of the first Red |
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Nose Day, and since April 17, Walgreens and Duane Reade pharmacies |
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across the nation have been selling red clown noses for a dollar |
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apiece, with the proceeds going to the Red Nose Day Fund; and |
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WHEREAS, Nonprofit organizations that will benefit from Red |
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Nose Day include the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, charity: |
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water, the Children's Health Fund, Feeding America, Gavi, the |
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Vaccine Alliance, the Global Fund, LIFT, the National Council of La |
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Raza, the National Urban League, Oxfam America, Save the Children, |
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and United Way; and |
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WHEREAS, Bringing Americans of all ages and backgrounds |
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together in joy and laughter, this fun and festive event is helping |
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to create positive change in the world through the power of |
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entertainment; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize May 21, 2015, as Red Nose Day in Texas. |