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1	1	H.R. No. 1629
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5	5	WHEREAS, The Greater Dallas Section of the National Council
6	6	of Jewish Women has been at the forefront of community leadership
7	7	and social activism in Dallas for nearly a century; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Founded in 1913, the section today is composed of
9	9	some 1,200 members who volunteer thousands of hours each year to
10	10	further the welfare of children, women, the elderly, and families
11	11	and to advance the cause of social justice; and
12	12	WHEREAS, The pressing needs of the day have regularly called
13	13	forth a determined response from this exceptional organization,
14	14	from providing home-front support during two World Wars to caring
15	15	for child refugees from Nazi Germany, working to foster interracial
16	16	understanding, and helping immigrants to achieve citizenship and
17	17	integrate into American society; and
18	18	WHEREAS, Many of the projects begun by the Dallas group have
19	19	become ongoing endeavors or else served as precursors of
20	20	present-day programs; these include the hot lunch and after-school
21	21	programs for schoolchildren, the provision of free milk and baby
22	22	formula, programs to screen for infant hearing problems and to
23	23	enhance infant brain development, an advocacy program for foster
24	24	children that evolved into Dallas CASA, and a program to support
25	25	children who may need to testify in court in felony child abuse
26	26	cases; in addition, the section introduced the Home Instruction for
27	27	Parents of Preschool Youngsters program, an initiative to boost
28	28	academic achievement that has since been adopted by a number of area
29	29	school districts, and pioneered an adult literacy program that now
30	30	ranks as one of the largest and most widely respected in the
31	31	country; and
32	32	WHEREAS, Over the past five years, the Dallas section has
33	33	raised more than $1 million and distributed those funds to over 40
34	34	projects in the Metroplex; at the same time, the organization
35	35	continues its efforts to educate area citizens about significant
36	36	issues and to develop the skills of community leaders; its own
37	37	members have served on numerous city boards and commissions and on
38	38	the city council, and three have held the office of Dallas mayor;
39	39	and
40	40	WHEREAS, Inspired by Jewish values and committed to
41	41	progressive social action, the women of the Dallas section of the
42	42	NCJW have helped secure for countless individuals the hope of a
43	43	brighter, more promising future, and their far-reaching civic
44	44	engagement is leaving an indelible imprint on a major city of the
45	45	Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
46	46	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
47	47	Legislature hereby honor the Greater Dallas Section of the National
48	48	Council of Jewish Women for their distinguished community service
49	49	and extend to them sincere appreciation for their exemplary public
50	50	spirit; and, be it further
51	51	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
52	52	prepared for the section as an expression of high regard by the
53	53	Texas House of Representatives.
54	54	Davis of Dallas
55	55	______________________________
56	56	Speaker of the House
57	57	I certify that H.R. No. 1629 was adopted by the House on April
58	58	30, 2009, by a non-record vote.
59	59	______________________________
60	60	Chief Clerk of the House