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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 649
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WHEREAS, Representatives from the nonprofit Eva's Heroes |
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are gathering at the State Capitol on February 25, 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 2006 by actress Eva Longoria Baston and |
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Christiane Perkins-Garcia, Eva's Heroes is a San Antonio-based |
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organization dedicated to enriching the lives of individuals |
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with special needs by creating an inclusive environment anchored |
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on four tenets: interact, grow, learn, and love; sustained by a |
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team that includes its board of directors, staff, donors, and |
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volunteers, the organization serves more than 1,900 teens and |
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young adults in Bexar County each year; and |
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WHEREAS, Eva's Heroes provides people with disabilities |
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age 14 and older the opportunity to enjoy social and recreational |
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experiences and become more active members of the San Antonio |
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community; the organization facilitates a variety of activities, |
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such as bowling, yoga, and photography, as well as trips to local |
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events, including shows at the Majestic Theatre and San Antonio |
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Spurs games; the organization also hosts three dances each year |
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and offers a number of weeklong summer enrichment camps; in |
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addition, the SA Sibs program features monthly sessions designed |
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for adults who have siblings with intellectual disabilities; and |
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WHEREAS, For nearly two decades, Eva's Heroes has helped |
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to make the community a more welcoming and accepting place for |
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all San Antonians, and in so doing, it is making a profound |
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difference in the lives of countless families; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize February 25, 2025, as Eva's Heroes |
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Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting |
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delegation; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Eva's Heroes as an expression of high regard from |
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the Texas Senate. |
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Menéndez |
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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 May 31, 2025. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |