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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 971
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WHEREAS, Members of the Denver Harbor Senior Citizens |
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Center in Houston are celebrating the center's 35th anniversary |
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in May 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Though it was officially established on June 6, |
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1980, the organization's roots can be traced back to the late |
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1970s, when a group of senior citizens in the Denver Harbor |
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neighborhood began to gather for social and recreational |
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activities; the group met in the area's one-room library for many |
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years before moving in 2001 to a space in the newly constructed |
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multiservice building in Denver Harbor Park; and |
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WHEREAS, Known to members as "El Centro Alegre," or "The |
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Happy Center," the Denver Harbor Senior Citizens Center helps |
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individuals 60 and older retain their sense of self-worth and |
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purpose through daily amusements, such as dominoes and arts and |
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crafts, while monthly birthday celebrations and field trips create |
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opportunities for them to socialize and make new friends; and |
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WHEREAS, The center is funded by the United Way of the Texas |
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Gulf Coast and the Area Agency on Aging, and it benefits from the |
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leadership of its director, Juan Alejandro, and its board |
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president, Roy Zermeno; under their expert guidance, the |
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organization's caring and dedicated staff ensure seniors remain |
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healthy through telephone and home visits to the ill, biannual |
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health screenings, nutritional breakfasts and lunches, and weekly |
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exercise programs; in addition, the center offers transportation |
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for residents living within two and a half miles; and |
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WHEREAS, For 35 years, the Denver Harbor Senior Citizens |
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Center has provided elderly residents with essential services as |
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well as an important outlet to stay active and social, and the |
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center is indeed deserving of recognition for its many |
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contributions to the local community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby commemorate the 35th anniversary of the |
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Denver Harbor Senior Citizens Center and extend to all those |
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associated with the center sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for the center as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Garcia |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 25, 2015. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |