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1	1	H.R. No. 250
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Lisa Stoyak of Tomball has instituted the Ultimate
6	6	Gift program in her classroom at Northpointe Intermediate School,
7	7	and this far-reaching initiative has proven an outstanding learning
8	8	tool that greatly benefits those in need; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Inspired by the book The Ultimate Gift by Jim
10	10	Stovall, Ms. Stoyak's Ultimate Gift program introduces students to
11	11	the value of giving; each member of her class is provided $5, and is
12	12	assigned the task of multiplying the money so that it can be donated
13	13	to a charitable purpose; the funds given to the students come
14	14	directly from Ms. Stoyak, whose personal generosity offers the
15	15	students an inspiring example of philanthropy; and
16	16	WHEREAS, In the inaugural year of the program in 2007, Ms.
17	17	Stoyak's students found innovative ways to raise thousands of
18	18	dollars for local causes such as Sunshine Kids, Tomball Emergency
19	19	Assistance Ministries, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation,
20	20	and the Make-A-Wish Foundation; and
21	21	WHEREAS, In 2008, the students chose to donate their proceeds
22	22	to Living Water International, a worldwide water rehabilitation
23	23	program; through diligence and ingenuity, Ms. Stoyak's sixth
24	24	graders raised more than $7,000 in less than two weeks and used it
25	25	to help provide clean wells for residents of the hurricane-ravaged
26	26	Caribbean nation of Haiti; this project was especially close to the
27	27	hearts of the students because their own area suffered damage from
28	28	Hurricane Ike in 2008; once the project was complete, the students
29	29	held a drive to collect toiletry items such as soap, toothpaste, and
30	30	toothbrushes to further assist residents of Haiti; and
31	31	WHEREAS, Ms. Stoyak and her students have continued their
32	32	philanthropic work beyond their classroom exercise by encouraging
33	33	every student at Northpointe Intermediate to donate one book to a
34	34	new Ronald McDonald Library being built in the area; in this manner,
35	35	the students are passing along the valuable lessons they have
36	36	learned in the course of their participation in the Ultimate Gift
37	37	program; and
38	38	WHEREAS, The all-important concept of helping others is an
39	39	essential and timeless value, and Lisa Stoyak has developed a
40	40	program that allows children to realize their ability to make a
41	41	positive difference in the world; now, therefore, be it
42	42	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
43	43	Legislature hereby honor Lisa Stoyak and her students at
44	44	Northpointe Intermediate School for the tremendous achievements of
45	45	the Ultimate Gift program and extend to them sincere best wishes for
46	46	continued success in all their endeavors; and, be it further
47	47	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
48	48	prepared for Ms. Stoyak as an expression of high regard by the Texas
49	49	House of Representatives.
50	50	Riddle
51	51	______________________________
52	52	Speaker of the House
53	53	I certify that H.R. No. 250 was adopted by the House on
54	54	February 10, 2009, by a non-record vote.
55	55	______________________________
56	56	Chief Clerk of the House