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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Yohann Lopes, a fourth grader at Bledsoe Elementary |
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in the Frisco Independent School District, has demonstrated |
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extraordinary compassion for those in need through his work as the |
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founder of Our Helping Hearts; and |
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WHEREAS, Yohann started the nonprofit in 2017, when he was |
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eight years old, after visiting a homeless shelter in India; when he |
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remarked that there were no homeless or hungry people in Texas, his |
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parents drove him to South Dallas after returning home, and he was |
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shocked and saddened by the sight of people on the streets begging |
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and searching for food; and |
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WHEREAS, Determined to do something to help, Yohann invited |
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his friends over to make sandwiches to deliver to homeless |
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shelters, and he was ultimately able to enlist 30 people to make a |
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total of 520 sandwiches; Our Helping Hearts has since grown |
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tremendously, and in 2018, it donated more than 120,000 sandwiches, |
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over 4,500 nonperishable food items, and more than 550 pairs of |
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socks; today, Yohann is also involved in planning the |
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organization's public and private events with schools, churches, |
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corporate offices, and other community partners; and |
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WHEREAS, Yohann continues to come up with new ideas for how to |
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increase assistance to homeless and food-insecure residents; |
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looking to the future, he has plans to set up a mobile food pantry |
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and to begin soliciting donations of unused food from local |
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restaurants; and |
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WHEREAS, Through this outstanding endeavor, Yohann Lopes has |
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proven himself to be a remarkably caring and resourceful young |
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Texan, and he is a source of great pride and inspiration to his |
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family and his 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 honor Yohann Lopes for working to provide food |
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and care items to his fellow Texans in need and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued success with Our Helping Hearts; |
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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 Yohann as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Patterson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1693 was adopted by the House on May |
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24, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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