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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bobbie Cohen has long dedicated herself to serving |
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her community as a member of the Greater Houston Section of the |
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National Council of Jewish Women; and |
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WHEREAS, The Greater Houston Section of the National Council |
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of Jewish Women promotes social justice through education and |
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legislative advocacy in such areas as children's rights, economic |
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justice, health care, human trafficking, reproductive justice, |
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LGBTQ rights, and gender-related violence; the organization's more |
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than 700 members contribute to the community through a number of |
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initiatives, including its Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse agency, |
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its educational programs and services for homeless and foster |
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youth, and its annual Back 2 School event, which provides free |
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clothing, school supplies, and other items to families in need; and |
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WHEREAS, Bobbie Cohen has held numerous positions on the |
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Greater Houston Section of the National Council of Jewish Women |
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board, including Career Branch president, and for nearly a decade, |
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she has served as the group's state policy advocate; over the years, |
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she has demonstrated her dedication to advancing marginalized |
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communities and to supporting labor and civil rights issues through |
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demonstrations and advocacy, and she has collaborated with a number |
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of other organizations such as Americans United, the American Civil |
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Liberties Union, Black Lives Matter, and the Texas LGBTQ Caucus; |
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she has also served as a valued mentor; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her leadership and commitment to uplifting |
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those around her, Bobbie Cohen has greatly benefited the Greater |
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Houston Section of the National Council of Jewish Women, and she may |
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indeed reflect with pride on her many contributions to the |
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organization and to the greater community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Bobbie Cohen for her many years of |
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service to the Greater Houston Section of the National Council of |
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Jewish Women and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; |
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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 Ms. Cohen as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |