82S11328 BPG-D
By: S. Davis of Harris H.R. No. 261
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Members of the Bellaire MENS Club are celebrating
the 10th anniversary of their organization's founding throughout
2011; and
WHEREAS, Open to young men in their junior or senior year of
high school, the Bellaire MENS Club was established as a
philanthropic service organization on January 22, 2001; members of
the nonprofit group have taken part in a wide variety of charitable
activities to benefit residents of southwestern Houston; and
WHEREAS, Participants in the many initiatives of the BMC
learn valuable business and organizational skills while assisting
worthy causes; each year, the group donates more than 1,500 pounds
of food to the Houston Food Bank, and its service projects include a
car wash that collects donations of canned goods from customers;
the annual BMC Battle of the Bands Charity Concert typically draws
more than 1,000 students, family members, and citizens from all
over Houston and has raised nearly $12,000 for such charities as
Child Advocates, the Star of Hope Mission, and the Wounded Warrior
Project; in addition, the BMC conducts an annual toy drive in behalf
of the Gabriela Mistral Center for Early Childhood and has hosted a
senior prom for the residents of the Seven Acres/Medallion
retirement home, among other endeavors; and
WHEREAS, Over the past decade, thousands of members of the
Bellaire MENS Club have gained an appreciation for the value of
community service while making a positive impact in the lives of
others, and it is indeed fitting to recognize the noteworthy
contributions of this outstanding organization at this time; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 10th
anniversary of the establishment of the Bellaire MENS Club and
extend sincere best wishes for continued success to all those
associated with the group; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Bellaire MENS Club as an expression of high regard
by the Texas House of Representatives.