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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Condell Garden is retiring as executive director of |
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Interfaith Ministries of Denton on February 28, 2023, drawing to a |
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close an exemplary career with the organization that has spanned |
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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 her |
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tenure as executive director, she has worked tirelessly to advance |
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IFM's mission of providing short-term assistance to individuals and |
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families in need; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Garden has also given generously of her time to |
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numerous other worthy causes in the Denton community; she served on |
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the committee that established Our Daily Bread, an organization |
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supporting the homeless and at-risk in the community, and she has |
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also partnered with various institutions, such as United Way and |
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the Denton Independent School District, in back-to-school events; |
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in addition, she has been a faithful member of the Denton Rotary |
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Club for 22 years and served as its president from 2019 to 2020; |
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moreover, she served her country in the United States Army as a |
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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 a |
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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 an |
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integral role in an organization that has been a crucial lifeline to |
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countless Denton residents, and she may take satisfaction in |
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knowing that her efforts have made a positive and lasting |
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difference in the community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate Condell Garden on her retirement from |
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Interfaith Ministries of Denton and extend to her sincere best |
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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 by the |
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Texas Senate. |