H.R. No. 1182
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The service club Mission BE A Resource of Sugar Land
has demonstrated a strong commitment to helping children in need;
and
WHEREAS, BEAR was founded in 2020 by students in the Fort Bend
Independent School District concerned about children in foster
care; with family roots in India, members who visited that country
had gained a special understanding of child poverty, and as they
observed it closer to home, they wanted to improve the lives of
local children who did not share their own advantages; and
WHEREAS, While taking appropriate precautions in the midst of
the COVID-19 pandemic, BEAR members have provided valuable
assistance to Rainbow Rooms, where Child Protective Services
workers can go to pick up items for children who have suffered abuse
and neglect; members have purchased holiday gifts for foster
children, donated supplies, and participated in such fundraising
events as the Sugar Land Turkey Trot and Fort Bend KIA 30K;
moreover, they have helped sort books, make meals, and prepare
snack bags for Lunches of Love; and
WHEREAS, BEAR members have worked in coalition with FBISD
Shared Dreams, which offers short-term assistance to students in
the district; they won a Hershey Heartwarming Young Heroes Grant
from Youth Service America for their Global Youth Service Day
school supply drive on April 24, 2021, which received further
support from local businesses and nonprofits; in addition, members
commemorated Child Abuse Prevention Month by decorating the grounds
at Alcorn Oaks Pool with blue pinwheels from the Fort Bend County
Sheriff's Office; finding even more ways to be of service, they made
Valentine's Day cards for Meals on Wheels clients, and they have
volunteered at food banks; and
WHEREAS, Members of BEAR include Maya and Arjun Govindaraj,
Lakshanya and Ved Solipuram, Ronit Maganti, Aarini Mehta, Arisha
and Ishaal Merchant, Advaith Govind, and Sriram Susarla; and
WHEREAS, Through their compassion, leadership, and
dedication, the members of Mission BE A Resource have made a
positive difference in the lives of many fellow Texans, and they
have set an inspiring example of civic engagement; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Mission BE A Resource for its service to
the community and extend to the members sincere best wishes for
continued success in their important endeavors; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the club as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Jetton
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1182 was adopted by the House on May
23, 2021, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House