SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 207
WHEREAS, SafeHaven of Tarrant County is holding its
inaugural Legacy of Men Breakfast on February 17, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Formed in 2006, SafeHaven resulted from the
merger of the Women's Shelter and Women's Haven, two Tarrant
County organizations that had similar missions, programs, and
goals; the combined resources of these two groups allowed
SafeHaven to make a significant contribution to the community
beginning in its first year, when the organization sheltered more
than 2,500 abused women and children, answered almost 44,000
hotline calls, provided over 150,000 meals, and educated more
than 60,000 area residents about domestic violence and shelter
services; and
WHEREAS, The Legacy of Men Breakfast features a keynote
speech by social activist and former professional football
player Don McPherson, and the first Legacy of Men Award will be
presented to Jason Witten of the Dallas Cowboys; Mr. Witten is an
outspoken advocate on the issue of preventing domestic violence
and has created the SCORE Foundation to help fund male mentoring
programs and domestic violence shelters; and
WHEREAS, Honorary chair for the event is Robert Cluck, the
mayor of Arlington, and the host committee consists of such
prominent community members as Jamie Adams, Terry Akin, Ruben
Anguiano, Bill Barnes, Bill Bowie, Theron Bowman, Joe Bruner,
Larry Darlage, Sal Espino, Bob Ginsburg, Weldon Hafley, Santos
Hernandez, Bob Lansford, Don Leaman, Tim McKinney, Scott Murray,
Kent Nix, David O'Brien, Peter Parsinen, Charlie Powell, Buddy
Puente, Paul Ray, P. D. Shabay, Mike Stone, Scott Turnage, Wes
Turner, and John Wallace; and
WHEREAS, SafeHaven is an institution of tremendous benefit
to the citizens of Tarrant County, and the inaugural Legacy of
Men Breakfast is a fitting way to raise awareness of the
worthwhile activities carried out by this admirable
organization; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
Legislature, hereby honor SafeHaven of Tarrant County on the
occasion of its inaugural Legacy of Men Breakfast and extend to
all those associated with the event and the organization sincere
best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for SafeHaven as an expression of high regard by the
Texas Senate.
Nelson
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 17, 2009.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate