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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Violet Crown Garden Club in Austin is |
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celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding in 2024; and |
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WHEREAS, The Violet Crown Garden Club (VCGC) can trace its |
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origins to spring 1924, when Clara Driscoll Sevier held a meeting at |
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her home, Laguna Gloria, for those interested in community |
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beautification; the club's name was inspired by author O. Henry's |
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description of Austin as the "City of the Violet Crown," and on |
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November 10, 1928, VCGC became federated with National Garden |
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Clubs, Inc., during the first convention of Texas Garden Clubs, |
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Inc.; and |
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WHEREAS, In the decades since, VCGC has played a key role in a |
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number of garden-related community projects, including the |
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beautification of Camp Swift and Bergstrom Hospital in the 1940s, |
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the restoration of the French Legation grounds in the 1950s, and the |
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construction of the Garden Center at Zilker Botanical Gardens, |
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which opened in 1964; the organization has also supported countless |
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other preservation, planting, and maintenance efforts over the |
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years; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, VCGC has more than 30 members and continues |
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to promote the love of gardening, floral design, horticulture, and |
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landscaping, as well as to encourage civic and environmental |
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responsibility, through educational meetings, field trips, |
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workshops, and events such as its biannual Flower Show; moreover, |
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each year the club provides a scholarship to a college student who |
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plans to study horticulture, floriculture, or other related areas; |
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in 2022, the organization received a Lighthouse Award from |
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RecognizeGood for its record of good works; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout the past century, the Violet Crown Garden |
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Club has greatly contributed to the betterment of its community, |
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and it is indeed a pleasure to join in marking this significant |
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milestone in the organization's rich history; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Violet |
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Crown Garden Club and extend to all those associated with the |
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organization sincere best wishes for the future; 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. |