87R28945 CW-D
 
  By: Price H.R. No. 1673
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The 75th annual Dogie Days event, sponsored solely
  by the Dumas Noon Lions Club, is being held June 9 to 12, 2021, and
  this occasion provides a fitting opportunity to recognize this
  noteworthy organization; and
         WHEREAS, Considered the oldest civic club in Moore County,
  the Dumas Noon Lions Club held its inaugural meeting on August 27,
  1930; the group's membership grew from 23 members to well over 200,
  and by 2015, it ranked as the fifth-largest Lions Club in the world;
  and
         WHEREAS, The Lions Club has hosted Dogie Days since 1946,
  when it took charge of the Old Settler's Reunion and Rodeo, a
  long-running local event; the organization gave the festival a new
  name and turned it into a wildly popular yearly celebration; with a
  town-wide barbecue as its centerpiece, Dogie Days has drawn as many
  as 10,000 revelers, who also enjoy parades, raffles, and carnival
  rides; pronounced "dough-gie," the term "dogie" refers to a
  motherless calf, as in the cowboy phrase "get along, little dogie";
  and
         WHEREAS, A highly effective fundraiser, Dogie Days supports
  the club's well-known campaign to provide optical examinations and
  eyeglasses to those in need, as well as such initiatives as Texas
  Lions Camp, Lions Christmas Sharing, and Lions Club scholarships;
  the proceeds also allow the Lions to contribute to a wide variety of
  charitable causes, among them the Dumas Education Foundation, Dumas
  Meals on Wheels, and the Moore County Food Pantry; in 2018, the
  Lions Club netted more than $117,000 in proceeds for charity, and
  approximately 6,000 people, roughly half the population of Dumas,
  were fed at the town barbecue; and
         WHEREAS, Dogie Days is a highlight of the community's
  calendar, bringing citizens together for fun and entertainment
  while promoting the many good works of its sponsor; now, therefore,
  be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
  Legislature hereby commemorate 2021 Dogie Days and commend the
  members of the Dumas Noon Lions Club for their dedicated efforts;
  and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the Dumas Noon Lions Club as an expression of high
  regard by the Texas House of Representatives.