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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Rotary Club of Lubbock is celebrating its 100th |
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| 6 | 7 | | anniversary in 2021, and this milestone in the organization's |
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| 7 | 8 | | history truly merits special recognition; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, On February 1, 1921, the Rotary Club was formally |
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| 9 | 10 | | established at the Merrill Hotel in Lubbock by District Governor |
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| 10 | 11 | | Lutcher Stark; one of the first service organizations in the city, |
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| 11 | 12 | | it was made up of 18 charter members under the leadership of |
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| 12 | 13 | | president Walter A. Myrick; over the years, the club has drawn its |
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| 13 | 14 | | membership from business and professional leaders from all echelons |
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| 14 | 15 | | of society, and some of the group's long-term members can boast up |
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| 15 | 16 | | to 60 years of service, all working together under Rotary |
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| 16 | 17 | | International's motto of "Service Above Self"; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, The club's myriad contributions to the community |
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| 18 | 19 | | include helping to create Lubbock's first public library, providing |
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| 19 | 20 | | funding during the early years of Lubbock's schools, leading the |
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| 20 | 21 | | effort to establish Texas Technological College, and establishing |
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| 21 | 22 | | the Rotary Cerebral Palsy Treatment Center; the organization has |
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| 22 | 23 | | also provided more than $130,000 in student loans and granted many |
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| 23 | 24 | | Youth Leadership Awards and Scholarships, and it helped establish |
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| 24 | 25 | | the South Plains Food Bank, donating more than $30,000 each year, |
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| 25 | 26 | | for a total of over a million dollars; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, In addition, the Rotary Club has lent its support to |
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| 27 | 28 | | the Lubbock Area Veterans War Memorial, Habitat for Humanity, the |
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| 28 | 29 | | George Elle South Plains Food Bank Apple Orchard, and the Breedlove |
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| 29 | 30 | | Food Dehydration Plant; moreover, it has partnered in Rotary |
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| 30 | 31 | | International's efforts around the world to fund water projects, |
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| 31 | 32 | | advance education on every continent, and eradicate polio; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, For the past century, members of the Rotary Club of |
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| 33 | 34 | | Lubbock have performed works of lasting benefit to the local |
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| 34 | 35 | | community and beyond, and the group's noteworthy achievements are a |
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| 35 | 36 | | tribute to the unwavering commitment of its members, both past and |
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| 36 | 37 | | present; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 38 | 39 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Rotary Club of Lubbock on its |
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| 39 | 40 | | 100th anniversary and extend to all those associated with the club |
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| 40 | 41 | | sincere best wishes for continued success in their important work; |
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| 41 | 42 | | and, be it further |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 44 | | prepared for the Rotary Club of Lubbock as an expression of high |
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| 44 | 45 | | regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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