| 1 | 1 | | 81R33538 CBE-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Bonnen H.R. No. 2227 |
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| 5 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Members of the Angleton Danbury Medical Center |
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| 7 | 7 | | Auxiliary are celebrating the organization's 40th anniversary |
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| 8 | 8 | | during 2009; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Six women from the Second Baptist Church founded the |
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| 10 | 10 | | auxiliary in 1969, after hearing of plans to build a local hospital; |
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| 11 | 11 | | members of the original all-female group, known as the "Ladies in |
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| 12 | 12 | | Blue" for their blue pinstripe pinafores and matching caps, were |
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| 13 | 13 | | responsible for staffing the information desk, operating the |
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| 14 | 14 | | switchboard, and working as floor hostesses; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Today more than 300 men and women belong to the |
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| 16 | 16 | | auxiliary, with at least half of them serving as regular |
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| 17 | 17 | | volunteers; they work in all areas of the hospital and also offer |
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| 18 | 18 | | rides to and from the parking lot by golf cart; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, In addition to carrying out their day-to-day work, |
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| 20 | 20 | | members raise money to help pay for hospital equipment and other |
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| 21 | 21 | | items; over the last four decades, they have collected more than $1 |
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| 22 | 22 | | million through gift shop sales, hospital vending machines, bake |
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| 23 | 23 | | sales, and an annual benefit concert; moreover, the auxiliary |
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| 24 | 24 | | provides six college scholarships for local youth; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Dedicated to the health of the community, the |
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| 26 | 26 | | auxiliary works with the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center to |
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| 27 | 27 | | sponsor monthly blood drives; these events have been recognized |
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| 28 | 28 | | numerous times for the high numbers of donations they are able to |
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| 29 | 29 | | collect, averaging 100 each month; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Special recognition is due for charter members who |
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| 31 | 31 | | have maintained their affiliation with the group since the |
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| 32 | 32 | | beginning; these include Helen Brittian, Lula Clark, Wanda DuBose, |
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| 33 | 33 | | Beth Duncan, Jackie Fletcher, Patsy Lawson, Sara McDaniel, Frances |
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| 34 | 34 | | McDuff, Jean Mottesheard, Dorothy Jane Neal, Gayle Parsons, Bobbye |
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| 35 | 35 | | Peltier, Frances Tomlin, Betty Rose Wollam, and Gina Wollam; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, For 40 years, the Angleton Danbury Medical Center |
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| 37 | 37 | | Auxiliary has exemplified the hospital's motto, "Friends and |
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| 38 | 38 | | neighbors caring for friends and neighbors," and the outstanding |
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| 39 | 39 | | efforts of its members, both past and present, are indeed worthy of |
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| 40 | 40 | | commendation; now, therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 42 | 42 | | Legislature hereby honor the 40th anniversary of the Angleton |
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| 43 | 43 | | Danbury Medical Center Auxiliary and extend to all those associated |
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| 44 | 44 | | with the organization sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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| 45 | 45 | | and, be it further |
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| 46 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 47 | | prepared for the auxiliary as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 48 | 48 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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