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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 728
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Ida Hagg of Rio Hondo for her exceptional work in |
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support of the men and women serving overseas in the nation's |
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armed forces; and |
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WHEREAS, Ida Hagg is the founder of the AdoptaPlatoon |
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Soldier Support Effort, a nonprofit organization established in |
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1998 with the mission of serving deployed members of the United |
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States military by providing care packages that improve their |
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quality of life and raise their morale; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Hagg was inspired to create this enterprise |
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by her son, the late Chauncey Hagg, while he was serving in the |
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United States Army in Bosnia; Chauncey noticed that many of his |
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fellow soldiers did not receive packages from home while he |
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received them daily; he asked his mother to send 10 packages to |
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reassure his comrades that they were not forgotten by their |
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countrymen; and |
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WHEREAS, The 10 daily packages soon expanded to include |
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Chauncey's entire platoon; as other units became aware of her |
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generosity, demand soon outstripped her ability to meet her goals, |
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and she created the AdoptaPlatoon network of volunteers; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the organization has thousands of |
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volunteers and 17 employees, and it sends out about 30,000 care |
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packages, cards, and letters of support each month; these |
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valuable reminders from home contain such items as laundry |
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detergent, personal care supplies, blankets, cookies, and |
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snacks, and the organization has responded to special requests |
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with additional projects to provide mosquito repellent, |
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sunglasses, school supplies, and seasonal holiday morale |
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boosters; and |
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WHEREAS, AdoptaPlatoon has also created a campaign to |
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assist injured troops and provides emergency financial |
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assistance for military veterans; it is truly fitting that Ida |
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Hagg receive special recognition for the profound impact she has |
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had on the lives of the men and women serving in the nation's |
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armed forces; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Ida Hagg on her exceptional work with |
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the AdoptaPlatoon Soldier Support Effort and extend to her best |
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wishes for continued success in this invaluable endeavor; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| Bettencourt |
Huffman |
Powell |
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| Birdwell |
Hughes |
Rodríguez |
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| Buckingham |
Johnson |
Schwertner |
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| Campbell |
Kolkhorst |
Seliger |
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| Creighton |
Menéndez |
Taylor |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 10, 2019, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |