| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1292 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The seventh and eighth grade art students at Downing |
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| 6 | 6 | | Middle School in Flower Mound participated in a charity event that |
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| 7 | 7 | | raised more than $143,000 for the North Texas Food Bank; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Under the guidance of art instructor Deborah Cox, |
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| 9 | 9 | | the young artists designed 150 ceramic bowls that were donated to |
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| 10 | 10 | | the 10th annual Empty Bowls project benefiting local |
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| 11 | 11 | | underprivileged individuals; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Downing students were among artisans from |
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| 13 | 13 | | throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area who contributed their pottery |
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| 14 | 14 | | for the benefit, and their handcrafted bowls were selected as |
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| 15 | 15 | | mementos by attendees of the fund-raiser; local restaurants donated |
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| 16 | 16 | | food for the event, and all proceeds were presented to the North |
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| 17 | 17 | | Texas Food Bank; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Through sharing their talents, Downing students |
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| 19 | 19 | | have contributed to the well-being of others in their community, |
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| 20 | 20 | | and they are to be saluted for their outstanding efforts; now, |
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| 21 | 21 | | therefore, be it |
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| 22 | 22 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 23 | 23 | | Legislature hereby commend the Art I students of Downing Middle |
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| 24 | 24 | | School for participating in the Empty Bowls event for the North |
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| 25 | 25 | | Texas Food Bank and extend to them sincere best wishes for the |
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| 26 | 26 | | future; and, be it further |
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| 27 | 27 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 28 | 28 | | prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 29 | 29 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Parker |
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| 31 | 31 | | ______________________________ |
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| 32 | 32 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 33 | 33 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1292 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 34 | 34 | | 23, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 35 | 35 | | ______________________________ |
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| 36 | 36 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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