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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The service club Mission BE A Resource of Sugar Land |
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has demonstrated a strong commitment to helping children in need; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, BEAR was founded in 2020 by students in the Fort Bend |
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Independent School District concerned about children in foster |
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care; with family roots in India, members who visited that country |
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had gained a special understanding of child poverty, and as they |
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observed it closer to home, they wanted to improve the lives of |
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local children who did not share their own advantages; and |
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WHEREAS, While taking appropriate precautions in the midst of |
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the COVID-19 pandemic, BEAR members have provided valuable |
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assistance to Rainbow Rooms, where Child Protective Services |
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workers can go to pick up items for children who have suffered abuse |
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and neglect; members have purchased holiday gifts for foster |
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children, donated supplies, and participated in such fundraising |
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events as the Sugar Land Turkey Trot and Fort Bend KIA 30K; |
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moreover, they have helped sort books, make meals, and prepare |
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snack bags for Lunches of Love; and |
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WHEREAS, BEAR members have worked in coalition with FBISD |
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Shared Dreams, which offers short-term assistance to students in |
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the district; they won a Hershey Heartwarming Young Heroes Grant |
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from Youth Service America for their Global Youth Service Day |
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school supply drive on April 24, 2021, which received further |
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support from local businesses and nonprofits; in addition, members |
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commemorated Child Abuse Prevention Month by decorating the grounds |
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at Alcorn Oaks Pool with blue pinwheels from the Fort Bend County |
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Sheriff's Office; finding even more ways to be of service, they made |
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Valentine's Day cards for Meals on Wheels clients, and they have |
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volunteered at food banks; and |
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WHEREAS, Members of BEAR include Maya and Arjun Govindaraj, |
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Lakshanya and Ved Solipuram, Ronit Maganti, Aarini Mehta, Arisha |
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and Ishaal Merchant, Advaith Govind, and Sriram Susarla; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their compassion, leadership, and |
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dedication, the members of Mission BE A Resource have made a |
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positive difference in the lives of many fellow Texans, and they |
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have set an inspiring example of civic engagement; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Mission BE A Resource for its service to |
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the community and extend to the members sincere best wishes for |
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continued success in their important endeavors; 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 by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |