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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Yvonne and Bill Stoetzel received the Innovation in |
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Philanthropy Award from the Central Texas Community Foundation at |
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the Round Rock Chamber's annual awards banquet, held on |
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February 15, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to the community, the Stoetzels have given |
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generously of their time to such organizations as Round Rock |
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SERTOMA and the Boy Scouts, and for many years, they have |
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participated in Annie's Way; this Thanksgiving tradition at |
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St. William Catholic Church provides a holiday meal for those who |
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have no one to share the day with or who cannot afford a festive |
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dinner; in 2013, the couple launched the 50 Turkey Challenge with |
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the goal of gathering a team to smoke 50 turkeys to supply the |
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Annie's Way initiative; they collected donations and smokers at |
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their house, and in the end, they smoked 82 turkeys; that number has |
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since grown annually; and |
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WHEREAS, The Stoetzels' son, Kyle, was one of the most active |
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volunteers on the team, but tragically, he passed away from an |
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epileptic seizure at the age of 20; in his honor, they renamed their |
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Thanksgiving effort Kyle's Challenge; when donations far exceeded |
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expenses, they established the Kyle David Stoetzel Memorial |
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Scholarship to benefit students in the Round Rock Independent |
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School District; to date, Kyle's Challenge has smoked 1,500 turkeys |
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and awarded $19,000 in college scholarships; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their exemplary efforts, Yvonne and Bill |
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Stoetzel have made a positive difference in their community, and |
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they are richly deserving of this prestigious accolade; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Yvonne and Bill Stoetzel on |
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receiving the Innovation in Philanthropy Award from the Central |
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Texas Community Foundation and extend to them sincere best wishes |
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for continued success in their charitable endeavors; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Stoetzel as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |