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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 39
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WHEREAS, The Arp Garden Club is commemorating the 80th |
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anniversary of its founding on October 13, 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in September 1941, the club is |
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affiliated with National Garden Clubs, Inc., a nonprofit |
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organization that seeks to nurture the love of gardening and |
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floral design, as well as to promote civic and environmental |
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responsibility; throughout its existence, the club's members |
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have benefited their community by undertaking landscaping |
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projects, planting trees for Arbor Day, sponsoring scholarships |
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for local students, supporting charitable endeavors, and |
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participating in events such as the Arp Christmas Parade; and |
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WHEREAS, As part of the Arp Garden Club's 80th anniversary |
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celebration, the club's current members are paying tribute to our |
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nation's armed forces by placing two markers alongside the World |
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War I Monument in downtown Arp; the blue star memorial marker |
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honors all men and women who have answered their country's call |
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to duty, while the gold star memorial marker honors members of |
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the military who have sacrificed their lives in defense of our |
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freedom; and |
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WHEREAS, For the better part of a century, the Arp Garden |
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Club has brought together individuals who share a passion for |
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gardening and for giving back to their community, and they may |
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indeed take pride in their achievements as they join together to |
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observe this special milestone; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby recognize the Arp Garden |
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Club on its 80th anniversary and extend to all those in |
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attendance sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable |
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celebration; 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 from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Hughes |
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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 August 26, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |