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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Rotary Club of Lubbock is celebrating its 100th |
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anniversary in 2021, and this milestone in the organization's |
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history truly merits special recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, On February 1, 1921, the Rotary Club was formally |
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established at the Merrill Hotel in Lubbock by District Governor |
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Lutcher Stark; one of the first service organizations in the city, |
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it was made up of 18 charter members under the leadership of |
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president Walter A. Myrick; over the years, the club has drawn its |
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membership from business and professional leaders from all echelons |
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of society, and some of the group's long-term members can boast up |
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to 60 years of service, all working together under Rotary |
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International's motto of "Service Above Self"; and |
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WHEREAS, The club's myriad contributions to the community |
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include helping to create Lubbock's first public library, providing |
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funding during the early years of Lubbock's schools, leading the |
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effort to establish Texas Technological College, and establishing |
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the Rotary Cerebral Palsy Treatment Center; the organization has |
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also provided more than $130,000 in student loans and granted many |
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Youth Leadership Awards and Scholarships, and it helped establish |
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the South Plains Food Bank, donating more than $30,000 each year, |
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for a total of over a million dollars; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition, the Rotary Club has lent its support to |
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the Lubbock Area Veterans War Memorial, Habitat for Humanity, the |
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George Elle South Plains Food Bank Apple Orchard, and the Breedlove |
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Food Dehydration Plant; moreover, it has partnered in Rotary |
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International's efforts around the world to fund water projects, |
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advance education on every continent, and eradicate polio; and |
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WHEREAS, For the past century, members of the Rotary Club of |
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Lubbock have performed works of lasting benefit to the local |
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community and beyond, and the group's noteworthy achievements are a |
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tribute to the unwavering commitment of its members, both past and |
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present; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Rotary Club of Lubbock on its |
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100th anniversary and extend to all those associated with the club |
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sincere best wishes for continued success in their important work; |
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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 the Rotary Club of Lubbock as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |