SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 413
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
join Texans across the state in celebrating Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Texas Day at the 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 nine 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 or alcohol, less likely to skip
school, and even less likely to skip a class during the school
day; and
WHEREAS, Additional national research shows that children
mentored by a Big Brother or Big Sister have increased
performance in science, mathematics, and oral language skills,
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 general equivalency
diploma; and
WHEREAS, Big Brothers Big Sisters is successful because of
the efforts of thousands of volunteers, whose friendship, care,
and encouragement can make a world of difference to a child; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
83rd Legislature, hereby commend all those associated with Big
Brothers Big Sisters on their efforts to help children in Texas
achieve success in their lives and extend best wishes for a
memorable Big Brothers Big Sisters of Texas Day at the Capitol;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
the organization as an expression of esteem from the
Texas Senate.
Van de Putte, Watson, Zaffirini
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 13, 2013.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate