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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Corpus Christi Chapter of the American Heart |
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| 6 | 7 | | Association is holding its annual Go Red for Women Luncheon on May |
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| 7 | 8 | | 13, 2015, and this event serves as a notable example of the |
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| 8 | 9 | | organization's important work in the community; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The American Heart Association is dedicated to |
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| 10 | 11 | | improving the cardiovascular health of all Americans through |
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| 11 | 12 | | research, advocacy, and educational programs and by enhancing the |
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| 12 | 13 | | quality of patient care; the group also focuses on women and African |
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| 13 | 14 | | Americans to enable those with a greater risk for heart disease and |
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| 14 | 15 | | stroke to better protect themselves; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, In Corpus Christi, volunteers with the AHA organize |
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| 16 | 17 | | events and outreach initiatives to help local residents become more |
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| 17 | 18 | | knowledgeable about how to lead healthier lives; this year, in |
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| 18 | 19 | | addition to the Go Red for Women Luncheon, the group held a Heart |
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| 19 | 20 | | Ball on February 14, and they will host the 2015 Corpus Christi |
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| 20 | 21 | | Heart Walk on October 3 to continue raising funds and awareness; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, By supporting the many worthy programs of the |
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| 22 | 23 | | American Heart Association, volunteers in Corpus Christi are |
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| 23 | 24 | | helping to improve the quality of life of countless area residents, |
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| 24 | 25 | | and they may indeed take justifiable pride in their contributions; |
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| 25 | 26 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 26 | 27 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 27 | 28 | | Legislature hereby commend the Corpus Christi Chapter of the |
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| 28 | 29 | | American Heart Association for its efforts to raise awareness about |
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| 29 | 30 | | cardiovascular health and extend to all those involved with the |
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| 30 | 31 | | organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 32 | 33 | | prepared for the chapter as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 33 | 34 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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