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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The 75th annual Dogie Days event, sponsored solely |
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| 6 | 7 | | by the Dumas Noon Lions Club, is being held June 9 to 12, 2021, and |
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| 7 | 8 | | this occasion provides a fitting opportunity to recognize this |
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| 8 | 9 | | noteworthy organization; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Considered the oldest civic club in Moore County, |
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| 10 | 11 | | the Dumas Noon Lions Club held its inaugural meeting on August 27, |
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| 11 | 12 | | 1930; the group's membership grew from 23 members to well over 200, |
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| 12 | 13 | | and by 2015, it ranked as the fifth-largest Lions Club in the world; |
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| 13 | 14 | | and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, The Lions Club has hosted Dogie Days since 1946, |
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| 15 | 16 | | when it took charge of the Old Settler's Reunion and Rodeo, a |
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| 16 | 17 | | long-running local event; the organization gave the festival a new |
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| 17 | 18 | | name and turned it into a wildly popular yearly celebration; with a |
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| 18 | 19 | | town-wide barbecue as its centerpiece, Dogie Days has drawn as many |
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| 19 | 20 | | as 10,000 revelers, who also enjoy parades, raffles, and carnival |
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| 20 | 21 | | rides; pronounced "dough-gie," the term "dogie" refers to a |
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| 21 | 22 | | motherless calf, as in the cowboy phrase "get along, little dogie"; |
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| 22 | 23 | | and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, A highly effective fundraiser, Dogie Days supports |
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| 24 | 25 | | the club's well-known campaign to provide optical examinations and |
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| 25 | 26 | | eyeglasses to those in need, as well as such initiatives as Texas |
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| 26 | 27 | | Lions Camp, Lions Christmas Sharing, and Lions Club scholarships; |
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| 27 | 28 | | the proceeds also allow the Lions to contribute to a wide variety of |
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| 28 | 29 | | charitable causes, among them the Dumas Education Foundation, Dumas |
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| 29 | 30 | | Meals on Wheels, and the Moore County Food Pantry; in 2018, the |
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| 30 | 31 | | Lions Club netted more than $117,000 in proceeds for charity, and |
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| 31 | 32 | | approximately 6,000 people, roughly half the population of Dumas, |
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| 32 | 33 | | were fed at the town barbecue; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Dogie Days is a highlight of the community's |
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| 34 | 35 | | calendar, bringing citizens together for fun and entertainment |
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| 35 | 36 | | while promoting the many good works of its sponsor; now, therefore, |
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| 36 | 37 | | 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 commemorate 2021 Dogie Days and commend the |
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| 39 | 40 | | members of the Dumas Noon Lions Club for their dedicated efforts; |
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| 40 | 41 | | and, be it further |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 43 | | prepared for the Dumas Noon Lions Club as an expression of high |
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| 43 | 44 | | regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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