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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Wellness Center for Older Adults in Plano is |
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celebrating its 40th anniversary in June 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in the late 1970s by a group of |
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concerned residents, the Wellness Center offers preventive health |
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care to Plano's older citizens; clinics were first held in the |
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Lion's Club Community Center and later at West Plano Presbyterian |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1984, the Plano Senior Center facility has |
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been the home base of the Wellness Center for Older Adults, which |
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now serves all of Collin County; operating five days a week, the |
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center provides a variety of services to individuals over the age of |
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55 and their caregivers, including health screenings, counseling, |
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and social work assistance; the center also offers a series of |
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special education programs and hosts a number of activities that |
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cater to the diverse needs of seniors and their loved ones; and |
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WHEREAS, The Wellness Center for Older Adults plays a |
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critical role in meeting the needs of area residents, and it is |
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fitting that this notable initiative be recognized for the valued |
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service it provides to the community; 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 40th anniversary of the Wellness |
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Center for Older Adults in Plano and extend to all those associated |
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with the organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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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 by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Leach |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1534 was adopted by the House on May |
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17, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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