| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1897 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Office Depot rendered invaluable aid to countless |
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| 6 | 6 | | individuals in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, After this catastrophic event left more than two |
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| 8 | 8 | | million people without power, Office Depot responded quickly in |
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| 9 | 9 | | order to ensure that the residents of Northwest Houston were able to |
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| 10 | 10 | | have their vital needs met; the corporation donated food, |
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| 11 | 11 | | beverages, and hygiene items and coordinated its efforts with |
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| 12 | 12 | | Nourish America and the National Foundation for Women Legislators |
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| 13 | 13 | | to establish distribution centers, where it provided these |
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| 14 | 14 | | essentials to thousands of emergency workers and hurricane |
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| 15 | 15 | | survivors, including many Office Depot associates; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Through its foundation, Office Depot also |
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| 17 | 17 | | contributed to local business owners, and it offered such |
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| 18 | 18 | | complimentary services as cell phone charging and fax machine, |
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| 19 | 19 | | photocopying, and Internet access at its area stores; among those |
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| 20 | 20 | | who led these initiatives were foundation president Mary Wong, |
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| 21 | 21 | | foundation manager Phoenix Adams, foundation specialist Jessica |
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| 22 | 22 | | Strazulla, and foundation assistant Sabrina Conte, as well as store |
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| 23 | 23 | | managers Steve Zreineh, Sandra Caton, Lee Wirz, Vicki Harris, Don |
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| 24 | 24 | | Squyres, Jennifer Bonano, Terrance Zimmer, Hugh Sutton, Jennifer |
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| 25 | 25 | | Rodefeld, Jennifer Bridgeford, Jason Sharp, Guye Allen, Maria |
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| 26 | 26 | | Gilder, Erin Wallace, Michael Lawson, Robert Champion, Ray Rosales, |
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| 27 | 27 | | Kevin Vaughn, Paul Dickerson, Jim Stumph, Todd Stanley, Diana |
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| 28 | 28 | | Mancini, Mark Means, Jack Davis, and John Shreeve; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Times of great crisis often inspire noble actions, |
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| 30 | 30 | | and Hurricane Ike proved to be no exception, as evidenced by the |
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| 31 | 31 | | generous support offered by Office Depot; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature hereby honor Office Depot for the important role it |
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| 34 | 34 | | played in the Hurricane Ike relief and recovery effort and extend to |
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| 35 | 35 | | all those company representatives who were involved in the process |
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| 36 | 36 | | sincere gratitude for their hard work and dedication; and, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 39 | | prepared for Office Depot as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 40 | 40 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Riddle |
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| 42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 44 | 44 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1897 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 45 | 45 | | 14, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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