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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Yellow House Foundation is dedicated to assisting |
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residents in Williamson and Travis Counties who are striving to |
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overcome substance abuse; and |
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WHEREAS, After 20 years of operation as an Alcoholics |
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Anonymous meeting, Yellow House Foundation was established more |
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than 16 years ago by members seeking to provide a permanent location |
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for multiple recovery groups in Cedar Park; the foundation was |
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incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 2003 to create an |
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environment focused solely on recovery by managing facilities and |
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administrative costs, thereby allowing 12-step recovery groups to |
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concentrate on helping individuals to regain meaningful lives and |
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to realize that the most satisfactory years of their existence |
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still lie ahead; and |
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WHEREAS, The foundation's facility now hosts more than 2,500 |
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meetings a year, including 14 groups from such organizations as AA, |
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Al-Anon, Cocaine Anonymous, and Alateen; the groups themselves are |
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self-supporting; and |
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WHEREAS, Through its service to recovery groups, Yellow House |
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Foundation is helping area residents to build better lives, and in |
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so doing, the organization is benefiting the entire community; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Yellow House Foundation for its |
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contributions to substance abuse recovery in Williamson and Travis |
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Counties and commend all those associated with this noteworthy |
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organization for their outstanding efforts; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the foundation as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |