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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Sneha and Pranai Reddy, two students from Incarnate |
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| 6 | 7 | | Word Academy in Corpus Christi, founded the charitable group Walk |
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| 7 | 8 | | Again to help change the lives of children and adults in India with |
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| 8 | 9 | | severe physical challenges; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The brother-sister duo established the organization |
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| 10 | 11 | | in 2017 alongside their cousin, Nischal Chennuru; while visiting |
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| 11 | 12 | | family in India, the three students saw many people with missing |
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| 12 | 13 | | limbs in the rural areas of Nellore District in Andhra Pradesh and |
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| 13 | 14 | | witnessed firsthand how their condition impacted nearly every |
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| 14 | 15 | | aspect of their lives, from their ability to work to their social |
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| 15 | 16 | | standing in the community; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Sneha and Pranai Reddy began performing research |
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| 17 | 18 | | into how to improve access to prosthetic limbs for Indians who could |
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| 18 | 19 | | not afford them; this led to the discovery of a southern India-based |
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| 19 | 20 | | nonprofit, Freedom Trust, that was aligned with their goals; the |
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| 20 | 21 | | students decided to make it the mission of Walk Again to raise funds |
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| 21 | 22 | | to support the work of Freedom Trust; they started out by selling |
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| 22 | 23 | | hand-sewn tablecloths and went on to hold a charity golf tournament |
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| 23 | 24 | | to garner donations for the project, and they have also devoted |
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| 24 | 25 | | themselves to educating others about their cause; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, The funds raised through Walk Again have helped |
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| 26 | 27 | | identify suitable candidates for prosthetic limbs, design and |
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| 27 | 28 | | customize the prostheses, and train their recipients on how to use |
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| 28 | 29 | | them; on December 27, 2018, Sneha and Pranai Reddy and Nischal |
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| 29 | 30 | | Chennuru attended a ceremony in Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh, |
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| 30 | 31 | | where they witnessed the culmination of many months of |
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| 31 | 32 | | collaborative work between Walk Again and Freedom Trust; at the |
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| 32 | 33 | | event, the students were able to participate in handing out |
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| 33 | 34 | | prosthetic limbs to 100 grateful recipients; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Walk Again is giving people who are coping with |
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| 35 | 36 | | great adversity a renewed outlook on life, and Sneha and Pranai |
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| 36 | 37 | | Reddy have distinguished themselves as young Texans of remarkable |
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| 37 | 38 | | dedication, compassion, and initiative through this endeavor; now, |
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| 38 | 39 | | therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | Legislature hereby honor Sneha and Pranai Reddy for their work as |
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| 41 | 42 | | founders of Walk Again and extend to them sincere best wishes for |
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| 42 | 43 | | continued success; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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| 44 | 45 | | for Sneha and Pranai Reddy as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 45 | 46 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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