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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Members of Leadership Mission are visiting the State |
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| 6 | 7 | | Capitol during the 86th Legislative Session to gain greater insight |
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| 7 | 8 | | into the workings of state government; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, This exceptional program provides opportunities for |
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| 9 | 10 | | participants to increase their knowledge of vital public issues and |
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| 10 | 11 | | to visit with the leaders who are making decisions that affect their |
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| 11 | 12 | | community; and |
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| 12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Meeting regularly over the course of a nine-month |
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| 13 | 14 | | period, participants further develop their skills and enhance their |
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| 14 | 15 | | knowledge of important public issues as they study topics ranging |
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| 15 | 16 | | from the history of Mission to city and county government, the |
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| 16 | 17 | | police and fire departments, health care, education, the media, |
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| 17 | 18 | | federal agencies, and economic development; in addition, |
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| 18 | 19 | | participants take a maquila tour; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Classes inspire a spirit of activism and provide |
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| 20 | 21 | | opportunities for leadership training, networking, community |
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| 21 | 22 | | service, and instruction from influential figures from both the |
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| 22 | 23 | | public and the private sectors; each annual Leadership group also |
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| 23 | 24 | | completes a project of benefit to the community; in recent years, |
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| 24 | 25 | | these projects have included donations to the Mission Historical |
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| 25 | 26 | | Museum, the Speer Memorial Library, the Boys & Girls Club of |
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| 26 | 27 | | Mission, and The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, as well as |
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| 27 | 28 | | contributions to the Christmas Bikes initiative; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Leadership Mission awards scholarships each session |
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| 29 | 30 | | to members who are in college and who successfully complete the LM |
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| 30 | 31 | | program; to raise funds for these scholarships, class projects, and |
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| 31 | 32 | | the annual legislative trip, members participate in fund-raisers |
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| 32 | 33 | | such as the popular Leadership Mission Golf Tournament and Turkey |
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| 33 | 34 | | Bowl Tournament; Leadership Mission also gives back to the |
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| 34 | 35 | | community by volunteering for the Back to School shopping event, |
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| 35 | 36 | | National Night Out, the Mission Pink Breast Cancer Walk/Run, the |
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| 36 | 37 | | Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, the Mission Community |
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| 37 | 38 | | Health and Wellness Fair, and the City of Mission Trash Bash; and |
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| 38 | 39 | | WHEREAS, Through fostering a more informed and involved |
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| 39 | 40 | | citizenry and developing new leaders, Leadership Mission is helping |
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| 40 | 41 | | create a brighter and more promising future for the Lone Star State; |
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| 41 | 42 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | Legislature hereby honor the members of Leadership Mission for |
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| 44 | 45 | | their community support and extend to all program participants |
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| 45 | 46 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 48 | | prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 48 | 49 | | House of Representatives. |
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