83R9901 LB-D
By: Hernandez Luna H.R. No. 617
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce has
served as a valuable resource for the community since its inception
in December 2007; and
WHEREAS, Established to advance and empower women through
avenues of leadership, education, advocacy, and mentoring, the
GHWCC is a nonprofit organization with more than 325 member
businesses; and
WHEREAS, The chamber offers a variety of commendable
programs, such as Smart Start, which partners with financial
institutions, investors, and the community to provide training,
support, and micro-loans to help women entrepreneurs succeed in
their endeavors; others include the Thought Leaders Institute,
which offers classes by top female executives on developing
personal leadership skills, and the Houston on Board initiative,
which serves as a resource for corporate nominating committees and
executive search firms seeking qualified applicants; and
WHEREAS, The GHWCC has reached hundreds of women through its
Health Series luncheons and thousands more through its "Health
Series" column in the Houston Chronicle, where the chamber promotes
preventive care as a key to combatting worker absenteeism and the
associated costs; and
WHEREAS, The GHWCC is further dedicated to encouraging the
leaders of tomorrow, and its education committee cooperates with
Aldine, Houston, Spring, and Spring Branch Independent School
Districts to provide young women job shadowing opportunities,
hands-on mentoring, and scholarships; moreover, the chamber's STEM
Town USA afterschool program works with at-risk third-grade girls
to stimulate their interest in science, technology, engineering,
and math professions and to improve their grades and graduation
rates; and
WHEREAS, Working to ensure the upward mobility of area women,
the Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce is helping to make
the region an even better place in which to live and work; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby honor the Greater Houston Women's Chamber of
Commerce for its outstanding contributions and extend to all those
involved with the organization sincere best wishes for continued
success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the GHWCC as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.