1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 368 |
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2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Girl Scouts from across Texas are gathering at the |
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3 | 3 | | State Capitol on March 12, 2015, in celebration of Girl Scouts |
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4 | 4 | | Day; and |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, For more than a century, Girl Scouts of the United |
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6 | 6 | | States of America has worked to promote the physical, social, and |
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7 | 7 | | emotional health of girls ages 5 to 17; the organization also |
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8 | 8 | | encourages involvement in science, technology, engineering, and |
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9 | 9 | | math while building leadership skills and increasing financial |
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10 | 10 | | literacy, and through its cookie program, it teaches such vital |
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11 | 11 | | business lessons as goal-setting, decision-making, money |
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12 | 12 | | management, people skills, business ethics, online marketing, |
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13 | 13 | | and e-commerce; and |
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14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Today, the organization boasts a membership of |
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15 | 15 | | more than 167,000 Texans, of whom 534 earned the preeminent Girl |
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16 | 16 | | Scout Gold Award in 2015 after taking part in projects benefiting |
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17 | 17 | | their communities; and |
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18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Inspiring young women to become leaders and |
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19 | 19 | | effect positive change, the Girl Scouts of the United States of |
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20 | 20 | | America is enriching countless lives and developing a host of |
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21 | 21 | | engaged and thoughtful citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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22 | 22 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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23 | 23 | | Legislature, hereby recognize March 12, 2015, as Girl Scouts Day |
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24 | 24 | | at the State Capitol and extend to all those in attendance |
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25 | 25 | | sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and informative visit. |
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26 | 26 | | Kolkhorst |
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27 | 27 | | ________________________________ |
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28 | 28 | | President of the Senate |
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29 | 29 | | I hereby certify that the |
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30 | 30 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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31 | 31 | | the Senate on March 16, 2015. |
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32 | 32 | | ________________________________ |
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33 | 33 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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34 | 34 | | ________________________________ |
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35 | 35 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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