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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Edinburg Rio Grande |
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| 6 | 7 | | Valley is celebrating the organization's 45th anniversary in 2015; |
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| 7 | 8 | | and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Incorporated in 1969, the Boys and Girls Clubs of |
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| 9 | 10 | | Edinburg RGV is an agent of the City of Edinburg and an affiliate of |
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| 10 | 11 | | the Boys and Girls Clubs of America; it serves nearly 20,000 |
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| 11 | 12 | | youngsters annually, including almost 8,000 registered members, |
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| 12 | 13 | | providing them with places to learn, express creativity, develop |
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| 13 | 14 | | social skills, and play sports; since 2006, the club has been guided |
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| 14 | 15 | | by Sabrina Walker-Hernandez, who is only the third executive |
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| 15 | 16 | | director in its history; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, The club today has 13 professionally staffed charter |
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| 17 | 18 | | sites, including 9 school locations, a public housing site, and 3 |
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| 18 | 19 | | traditional neighborhood buildings; its Legacy Center opened in |
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| 19 | 20 | | 2011, providing members with a state-of-the-art flagship facility; |
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| 20 | 21 | | and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, In addition to their other services, the Boys and |
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| 22 | 23 | | Girls Clubs place a special emphasis on helping youths reach their |
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| 23 | 24 | | goals through education; since the late 1990s, the group has |
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| 24 | 25 | | provided more than $1.4 million in college scholarships, and 92 |
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| 25 | 26 | | percent of its current members expect to pursue college studies; |
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| 26 | 27 | | and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Since its inception, the Boys and Girls Clubs of |
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| 28 | 29 | | Edinburg Rio Grande Valley organization has helped improve the |
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| 29 | 30 | | lives of countless area young people, encouraging academic |
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| 30 | 31 | | achievement and nurturing the qualities necessary for them to make |
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| 31 | 32 | | positive contributions in their community and beyond; now, |
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| 32 | 33 | | therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Boys and Girls Clubs of |
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| 35 | 36 | | Edinburg Rio Grande Valley on the group's 45th anniversary and |
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| 36 | 37 | | extend to all those associated with this noteworthy organization |
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| 37 | 38 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; 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 club as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | House of Representatives. |
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