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By: Howard H.R. No. 813
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
join Texans across the state in celebrating Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Texas Day at the State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the largest volunteer
supported mentoring network, began its service to the children of
Texas in Dallas in 1927 and has subsequently expanded those
services to 9 regional offices and 35 field offices throughout
Texas; and
WHEREAS, The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters is to
provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring
professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships that
change their lives for the better, forever; and
WHEREAS, Over 16,000 students throughout Texas have Big
Brother and Big Sister mentors, and national research has shown
that students mentored by a Big Brother or a Big Sister are less
likely to start using drugs, are less likely to begin using alcohol,
are less likely to skip school, and are even less likely to skip a
class during the school day; and
WHEREAS, Additional national research also shows that
children mentored by a Big Brother or Big Sister have increased
performance in science, math, and oral language, and further
research done in Central Texas revealed that 87 percent of children
mentored by a Big Brother or Big Sister graduated from high school
or received a GED; and
WHEREAS, Big Brothers Big Sisters is successful because of
the efforts of thousands of volunteers and especially Texas Big
Brother of the Year Tri Dang of Travis County and Big Sister of the
Year C. J. Legare of Hays County, both of whom are present in the
chamber this morning; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby commend Big Brothers Big Sisters on their
efforts to help children in Texas, many who have the odds stacked
against them, achieve success in their lives and extend best wishes
for a memorable day at the State Capitol; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.