| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, Raiz Federal Credit Union and Jamie Strayer, creator |
|
|
and executive producer of the television series Opportunity Knocks, |
|
|
have rendered exceptional service to the El Paso community; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, A PBS series based in El Paso, Opportunity Knocks is |
|
|
part of the Opportunity Initiative, which promotes financial health |
|
|
by connecting individuals and families with community development |
|
|
financial institutions, minority depository institutions, credit |
|
|
unions, and other nonprofits; the reality series pairs six families |
|
|
with financial experts who offer them guidance and connect them |
|
|
with community resources; widely acclaimed for its focus on |
|
|
inspirational stories, the series was named the Best Feel Good Show |
|
|
of the Year at the 11th Annual American Reality Television Awards; |
|
|
its other honors include the Silver Anthem Award, Telly Award, and |
|
|
Gold dotCOMM Award; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Raiz Federal Credit Union is a certified community |
|
|
development financial institution; each year, it partners with |
|
|
Opportunity Knocks to provide participants with customized |
|
|
solutions such as debt consolidation and mortgage loans; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Opportunity Knocks benefits from the able |
|
|
leadership of its creator and executive producer, Jamie Strayer; in |
|
|
addition to establishing the Opportunity Initiative, she founded a |
|
|
firm that secured $1 billion in funding for community development |
|
|
financial institutions, and she owns the Emmy-winning series Biz |
|
|
Kid$; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Raiz Federal Credit Union and Jamie Strayer have |
|
|
empowered countless individuals to achieve their financial goals, |
|
|
and they are indeed deserving of special recognition for their |
|
|
contributions; now, therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
|
|
hereby commend Raiz Federal Credit Union and Jamie Strayer for |
|
|
their service to El Paso families and extend to them sincere best |
|
|
wishes for the future; and, be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
|
|
for Raiz Federal Credit Union and Jamie Strayer as an expression of |
|
|
high regard by the Texas Senate. |