| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1046 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Valley Alliance of Mentors for Opportunities and |
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| 6 | 6 | | Scholarships held its largest annual fund-raiser, the 2009 VAMOS |
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| 7 | 7 | | Golf Tournament, in February 2009, and this significant event is |
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| 8 | 8 | | playing an instrumental role in helping many deserving young Texans |
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| 9 | 9 | | to pursue their goal of obtaining a higher education; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Projected to raise over $700,000 toward |
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| 11 | 11 | | scholarships for Hispanic students in the Rio Grande Valley this |
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| 12 | 12 | | year, the tournament has brought in more than $4 million over the |
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| 13 | 13 | | course of the past 13 years for the VAMOS scholarship and mentoring |
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| 14 | 14 | | program; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Since its founding in 1996, VAMOS has helped |
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| 16 | 16 | | approximately 250 students with tuition, books, and other expenses; |
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| 17 | 17 | | scholarship recipients are awarded between $8,000 and $20,000 while |
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| 18 | 18 | | pursuing their undergraduate course work, and community service |
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| 19 | 19 | | projects are required for all participants; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, The education of Texas youth is of vital importance |
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| 21 | 21 | | to the future of the Lone Star State, and VAMOS opens doors to |
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| 22 | 22 | | higher learning for high school students while providing them with |
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| 23 | 23 | | the motivation and encouragement they need to succeed in college |
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| 24 | 24 | | and beyond; now, therefore, be it |
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| 25 | 25 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 26 | 26 | | Legislature hereby honor the Valley Alliance of Mentors for |
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| 27 | 27 | | Opportunities and Scholarships for its notable work in behalf of |
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| 28 | 28 | | Hispanic students in the Rio Grande Valley and extend to all those |
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| 29 | 29 | | affiliated with the alliance sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 30 | 30 | | success; and, be it further |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 32 | 32 | | prepared for VAMOS as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 33 | 33 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 34 | 34 | | Gonzales |
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| 35 | 35 | | ______________________________ |
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| 36 | 36 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 37 | 37 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1046 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 39 | 39 | | ______________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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