82R18898 BPG-D
By: Woolley H.R. No. 1232
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Members of Village Republican Women in Houston are
celebrating the 50th anniversary of their club on April 11, 2011;
and
WHEREAS, Founded as the Precinct 273 Republican Women's Club,
this noteworthy organization was chartered as a member of the Texas
Federation of Republican Women in 1961 under the new name of Village
Republican Women; from an initial membership of 14, it has grown to
become one of the largest Republican women's clubs in the Houston
area, and its members have held leadership roles in the TFRW and the
Greater Houston Council of Federated Women; and
WHEREAS, Participants in Village Republican Women give
generously of their time, talents, and financial resources to
support campaigns at the state and local levels, and many have been
involved in national campaigns and issues as well; among other
endeavors, they have distributed campaign literature, hosted
candidate forums, staffed telephone banks, and participated in
block walks; the organization places a strong emphasis on voter
registration, and members have gone door-to-door and set up tables
at shopping centers and neighborhood festivals over the years to
help citizens register to vote; and
WHEREAS, In addition, VRW members have taken part in numerous
endeavors to benefit the community; the club has assisted in
literacy efforts, including the Reading is Fundamental program in
the Spring Branch Independent School District, Reach Out and Read,
and the Dictionary Project, which is sponsored by the National
Federation of Republican Women; members have also sponsored teams
in the Race for the Cure, collected and distributed reading
material to hospitals and retirement homes, and worked in behalf of
the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston; supporting the men and
women of the armed forces, they have contributed to the Wounded
Warrior Project, Operation Uplink, and Operation Interdependence,
and they have prepared many care packages for troops deployed
abroad; and
WHEREAS, Over the past half-century, members of Village
Republican Women have made a lasting difference in their city and
beyond through their grassroots activism and community service, and
they may take justifiable pride in their rich history of civic
engagement; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Village Republican Women on the
occasion of its 50th anniversary and extend to all those associated
with the group sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Village Republican Women as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.