| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 964 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Sydney Drain of Spring has been named a |
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| 6 | 6 | | Distinguished Finalist in the 2009 Prudential Spirit of Community |
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| 7 | 7 | | Awards, one of only 10 finalists in the State of Texas; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Sponsored by Prudential Financial and the National |
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| 9 | 9 | | Association of Secondary School Principals, the Spirit of Community |
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| 10 | 10 | | Awards honor young people in middle school and high school for |
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| 11 | 11 | | outstanding volunteer service; students are chosen at the local, |
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| 12 | 12 | | state, and national levels, and more than 80,000 young volunteers |
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| 13 | 13 | | have been honored in the 13 years of the program; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, A 17-year-old senior at Klein Collins High School, |
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| 15 | 15 | | Ms. Drain created and sold T-shirts through her church and several |
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| 16 | 16 | | local schools and raised $30,000 for the "Water Is Basic" program, |
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| 17 | 17 | | which drills wells for clean water in the Sudan; the amount she |
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| 18 | 18 | | raised is enough to create 30 wells; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, This outstanding young woman has demonstrated great |
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| 20 | 20 | | compassion, initiative, and determination in pursuit of a selfless |
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| 21 | 21 | | goal, and she is a source of great pride to her family and her |
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| 22 | 22 | | school; now, therefore, be it |
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| 23 | 23 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 24 | 24 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Sydney Drain on her selection as a |
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| 25 | 25 | | Distinguished Finalist in the 2009 Prudential Spirit of Community |
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| 26 | 26 | | Awards and extend to her sincere best wishes for a bright future; |
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| 27 | 27 | | and, be it further |
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| 28 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 29 | 29 | | prepared for Ms. Drain as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 30 | 30 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Riddle |
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| 32 | 32 | | ______________________________ |
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| 33 | 33 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 34 | 34 | | I certify that H.R. No. 964 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 36 | 36 | | ______________________________ |
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| 37 | 37 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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