Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 482
2	2	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
3	3	recognize Lifeline Chaplaincy for its exceptional hospital
4	4	ministry work; and
5	5	WHEREAS, A ministry of the Church of Christ, Lifeline
6	6	Chaplaincy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing
7	7	compassionate care and support to the seriously ill and their
8	8	families and caregivers and to being an educational resource for
9	9	crisis ministry; and
10	10	WHEREAS, Lifeline Chaplaincy traces its roots to the
11	11	charitable work of Marie Banister, who in 1968 began visiting the
12	12	children's ward at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston;
13	13	she became known as "The Pillow Lady" after she began bringing
14	14	small, handmade pillows to the children; and
15	15	WHEREAS, Today, the organization employs five full-time
16	16	chaplains and has a great number of committed pastoral care
17	17	volunteers who serve in hospitals across the state; its many
18	18	programs include the Soft Touch Ministry, which draws on the
19	19	inspiration of Marie Banister's work to create and deliver
20	20	handmade pillows, lap robes, cancer caps, and other specialty
21	21	items to patients; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Another key Lifeline Chaplaincy program is
23	23	Compassionate Touch, which is dedicated to providing emergency
24	24	short-term resources to hospital patients and caregivers; the
25	25	program grew out of Lifeline Chaplaincy's long-standing close
26	26	relationships with hospital social services personnel, who work
27	27	directly with the organization to coordinate help for those in
28	28	need, and it now serves more than 2,000 patients and families
29	29	each year; and
30	30	WHEREAS, Compassionate Touch provides one-time funding for
31	31	such immediate expenses as hotels, food, parking, travel, and
32	32	utilities, usually within 48 hours, and without bureaucratic
33	33	delays; assistance is provided irrespective of a patient's race,
34	34	gender, type of injury or illness, age, ethnicity, geographical
35	35	origin, or religious preference, and the organization has
36	36	disbursed $2.5 million since its inception in 1997; and
37	37	WHEREAS, Lifeline Chaplaincy also offers a range of
38	38	workshops and seminars to train church leaders and pastoral care
39	39	volunteers to help patients and families in crisis; it is truly
40	40	fitting that this outstanding organization receive special
41	41	recognition for offering support and comfort to those who need it
42	42	most; now, therefore, be it
43	43	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
44	44	Legislature, hereby commend the staff and volunteers of Lifeline
45	45	Chaplaincy on their commitment to providing care and support to
46	46	hospital patients, their families, and their caregivers and extend
47	47	to them best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
48	48	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
49	49	this exceptional organization as an expression of high regard
50	50	from the Texas Senate.
51	51	Watson
52	52	________________________________
53	53	President of the Senate
54	54	I hereby certify that the
55	55	above Resolution was adopted by
56	56	the Senate on March 22, 2017.
57	57	________________________________
58	58	Secretary of the Senate
59	59	________________________________
60	60	Member, Texas Senate