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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Garland Scottish Rite Club has played an |
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important role in the local community for many decades, and its |
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efforts are indeed deserving of special recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, Since the early 1960s, the club has given |
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scholarships to students from the Garland Independent School |
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District, awarding nearly $200,000 to well over 200 college-bound |
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Texans over the years; the club has further supported public |
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education through a recognition program for Garland ISD personnel; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The Garland Scottish Rite Club is dedicated to |
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helping those in need of medical care; it supports Hope Clinic |
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Garland, and it hosts blood drives throughout the year for patients |
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of the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, one of the |
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nation's leading pediatric orthopedic hospitals, which provides |
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treatment without regard to a family's ability to pay; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of this noteworthy organization have |
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demonstrated a profound commitment to the benevolent mission of the |
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Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by following the principles of |
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brotherly love, tolerance, charity, and truth, and their heartfelt |
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contributions have made a positive difference in the lives of |
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innumerable people in Garland and beyond; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Garland Scottish Rite Club and extend |
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to the group's members sincere best wishes for continued success in |
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all their endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the club as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |