H.R. No. 743 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, The Lake Highlands Women's League raised a record-setting amount of money for charity with its 36th annual Holiday in the Highlands Home Tour on December 5, 2014; and WHEREAS, During this festive event each Christmas season, residents of Lake Highlands generously open their beautiful homes to generate funds in support of local schools and libraries, nonprofit organizations, and scholarships for students at Lake Highlands High School; this year, the tour raised $213,195, a sum that exceeded last year's total by more than $15,000 and that represented the highest amount ever raised by the tour; and WHEREAS, Since 1969, the Lake Highlands Women's League has dedicated itself to uniting and promoting Lake Highlands through community service; over the past 45 years, the LHWL has awarded more than $2.1 million to worthy causes, giving $1.5 million to scholarship funds alone, and each year, league members contribute over 2,500 volunteer hours; in addition to the Home Tour, members sponsor a collection each September for the Network of Community Ministries, and every spring, they express their appreciation to local police officers and firefighters with a bountiful array of home-baked treats; and WHEREAS, The civic groups of the Lone Star State play an indispensable role in improving the quality of life for countless Texas residents, and the members of the Lake Highlands Women's League may take great pride in their strong tradition of service to others; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the Lake Highlands Women's League on the record-breaking success of its 2014 Holiday in the Highlands Home Tour and extend to the league's members sincere best wishes for continued success in their important work; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the Lake Highlands Women's League as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Villalba Koop ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 743 was adopted by the House on March 12, 2015, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House