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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Members of the Conner Harrington Republican Women of |
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| 6 | 7 | | Plano have played an active role in their community and beyond for |
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| 7 | 8 | | more than four decades; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Organized in the home of Gladys Harrington in 1971, |
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| 9 | 10 | | this group of concerned citizens had 16 original members, united by |
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| 10 | 11 | | a vision of small government and individual liberty and |
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| 11 | 12 | | responsibility; the club was named for the late Conner Harrington, |
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| 12 | 13 | | who served as mayor of Plano and as a member of the State Republican |
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| 13 | 14 | | Executive Committee; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, The Conner Harrington Republican Women began |
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| 15 | 16 | | holding night meetings to allow working mothers to attend, and they |
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| 16 | 17 | | conducted all business in an open format to ensure that everyone |
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| 17 | 18 | | could participate; the club has won awards from the National and |
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| 18 | 19 | | Texas Federations of Republican Women, and its members have gone on |
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| 19 | 20 | | to win elected office and serve at the highest levels in the state |
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| 20 | 21 | | federation and in the Republican Party of Texas; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, During a busy and productive 2014, the Conner |
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| 22 | 23 | | Harrington Republican Women completed a number of projects for the |
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| 23 | 24 | | TFRW Caring for America program and delivered books for the Mamie |
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| 24 | 25 | | Eisenhower Library Project; in addition, the club funded |
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| 25 | 26 | | scholarships in support of women's education and organized efforts |
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| 26 | 27 | | to keep its members informed about a variety of important political |
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| 27 | 28 | | and social issues; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of current president Andrea |
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| 29 | 30 | | Stroh Thompson, members of the Conner Harrington Republican Women |
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| 30 | 31 | | are making a lasting difference through their grassroots political |
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| 31 | 32 | | activism, and they may take justifiable pride in their rich history |
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| 32 | 33 | | of civic engagement and their reputation for vitality, |
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| 33 | 34 | | congeniality, and camaraderie; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby honor the Conner Harrington Republican Women for |
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| 36 | 37 | | their many years of service and extend to them sincere best wishes |
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| 37 | 38 | | for the future; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 40 | | prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | House of Representatives. |
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