H.R. No. 1756
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Menard Morning Glories have received the 2009
National Junior Master Gardener Group Service and Achievement
Award; and
WHEREAS, The Junior Master Gardener international program
works in partnership with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service with
a mission to instill in its participants a passion for learning,
success, and service through a unique gardening education; the
annual group service and achievement accolade recognizes both
leadership and philanthropy efforts among these youth groups; and
WHEREAS, Created in 2005, the Menard Morning Glories have
increased membership from 8 to 30 students beginning at the
fourth-grade level; the group has 22 raised-bed garden plots, where
they grow and maintain various seasonal vegetables, plants, and
morning glory vines; in addition to practicing the basics of
planting, watering, caring for, and harvesting their produce, the
children reach out to the area garden club, fire department, senior
center, and public library, as well as a number of schools, through
their annual plant sale, which has helped fund field trips to
Austin, San Antonio, Johnson City, and Fredericksburg; moreover,
these fine young Texans have participated in such community
beautification projects as the landscaping of the town library, and
they have donated produce to local elderly residents; and
WHEREAS, The members of the Menard Morning Glories are
contributing to their community as they gain valuable life skills
and the confidence to pursue their goals, and their hard work and
dedication indeed merit special recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Menard Morning Glories on their
receipt of the 2009 National Junior Master Gardener Group Service
and Achievement Award and extend to the group's leaders and members
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Menard Morning Glories as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Hilderbran
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1756 was adopted by the House on May
11, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House