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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud members of the Wimberley Lions Club gathered |
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on January 15, 2019, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this |
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outstanding community organization; and |
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WHEREAS, The Wimberley Lions Club was established with 26 |
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charter members in January 1969, and that same year, the club took |
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over operation of Wimberley Market Days from the Wimberley Chamber |
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of Commerce; originally a bimonthly event, it featured 100 vendors, |
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a barbecue kitchen, and a single concession stand; today, Market |
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Days is held on the first Saturday of every month on a 20-acre site |
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owned by the Lions, and it draws up to 10,000 visitors with nearly |
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500 booths, a variety of food and beverage concessions, and three |
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music venues; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, the Lions Club has raised $4 million |
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and contributed to such worthy causes as Habitat for Humanity, |
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Lions International vision services, a student foreign exchange |
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program, the Lions Camp at Kerrville, and scholarships for more |
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than 160 area students; the organization also supports such local |
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institutions as the volunteer fire department and emergency |
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services, the civic center, the library, Blue Hole Regional Park, |
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Jacob's Well Natural Area, and the new Lions Centennial Ozona Bank |
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Park, and its members regularly turn out for highway cleanups, |
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parades, and other school and civic events; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of the Wimberley Lions benefit from the |
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leadership of its current officers, including president Richard |
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Newsum, past president Vic Forsyth, 1st vice president Ron Steel, |
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2nd vice president Eric Price, 3rd vice president Bobby Burris, |
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secretary Misty Moore, and treasurer Brian Robinson; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past five decades, the Wimberley Lions Club |
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has played a vital role in the community, and its members' |
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willingness to give of their time and talents sets an outstanding |
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example of civic engagement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the |
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Wimberley Lions Club and extend to its members sincere best wishes |
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for continued success with their important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Wimberley Lions Club as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |