H.R. No. 913
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Shaolin Kung Fu Academy in Houston is staging a
multidisciplinary martial arts performance on March 28, 2009, to
raise funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; and
WHEREAS, Students of the Houston Shaolin Kung Fu Academy
compete in regional tournaments and provide demonstrations of their
abilities throughout the city and the surrounding area; founded in
1998, the academy encourages its students to observe the Shaolin
values of tolerance, righteousness, and respect and urges them to
develop a strong sense of community, and this benefit performance
is a means of putting those ideals into practice; and
WHEREAS, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a leading
facility for the research and treatment of pediatric cancer and
other devastating diseases of childhood; this generous
organization provides assistance regardless of a patient's ability
to pay, and the institution relies on donations acquired through
fund-raising sources to underwrite its services; and
WHEREAS, Houston Shaolin Kung Fu Academy and St. Jude
Children's Research Hospital are joining together to further a
worthy goal, and it is a pleasure to recognize this significant
charitable event; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby commend Shaolin Kung Fu Academy on the occasion
of its 2009 charity performance to benefit St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital and encourage area citizens to support this
admirable endeavor; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the academy as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 913 was adopted by the House on March
26, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House