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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 203
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WHEREAS, Condell Garden is retiring as executive director |
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of Interfaith Ministries of Denton on February 28, 2023, drawing |
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to a close an exemplary career with the organization that has |
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spanned nearly three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Interfaith Ministries of Denton is a nonprofit |
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agency that was chartered in 1992, and in the early years of its |
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operation, Mrs. Garden served as its sole employee; throughout |
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her tenure as executive director, she has worked tirelessly to |
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advance IFM's mission of providing short-term assistance to |
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individuals and families in need; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Garden has also given generously of her time |
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to numerous other worthy causes in the Denton community; she |
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served on the committee that established Our Daily Bread, an |
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organization supporting the homeless and at-risk in the |
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community, and she has also partnered with various institutions, |
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such as United Way and the Denton Independent School District, in |
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back-to-school events; in addition, she has been a faithful |
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member of the Denton Rotary Club for 22 years and served as its |
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president from 2019 to 2020; moreover, she served her country in |
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the United States Army as a specialist 5; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Garden earned both a bachelor's degree and a |
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master's degree from Texas Woman's University, and she also holds |
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a certificate in Nonprofit Management & Leadership from Michigan |
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State University; in all her endeavors, she enjoys the love and |
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support of her husband, Earl, and their three children and two |
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grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past 27 years, Condell Garden has played |
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an integral role in an organization that has been a crucial |
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lifeline to countless Denton residents, and she may take |
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satisfaction in knowing that her efforts have made a positive and |
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lasting difference in the community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Condell Garden on her |
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retirement from Interfaith Ministries of Denton and extend to her |
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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 Mrs. Garden as an expression of high regard from |
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the Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 22, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |