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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Central Texas Veterans Service Organization |
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| 6 | 7 | | Alliance in Buda demonstrated a steadfast commitment to supporting |
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| 7 | 8 | | area residents during the COVID-19 pandemic and the February 2021 |
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| 8 | 9 | | winter storm; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, These unprecedented circumstances placed immense |
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| 10 | 11 | | burdens on our communities, and in response, the alliance set an |
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| 11 | 12 | | inspiring example of civic leadership; the organization is made up |
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| 12 | 13 | | of members from Buda VFW Post No. 12161, American Legion Post |
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| 13 | 14 | | No. 213, AMVETS Post No. 115, and the F7 Group; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, In March 2020, the Central Texas veterans initiated |
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| 15 | 16 | | a COVID-19 relief operation that spanned four months; in that time, |
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| 16 | 17 | | volunteers sewed and distributed 12,000 masks in addition to |
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| 17 | 18 | | delivering 2,500 commercially made masks, and they equipped Texas |
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| 18 | 19 | | medical facilities with 5,500 surgical mask extenders; moreover, |
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| 19 | 20 | | the group provided food and supplies to approximately 50 families |
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| 20 | 21 | | in need; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, In February 2021, the organization responded to the |
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| 22 | 23 | | devastation caused by Winter Storm Uri by launching a disaster |
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| 23 | 24 | | feeding program; under the leadership of Cassaundra |
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| 24 | 25 | | Melgar-C'De Baca, Rachel Patrick, Jay Gonzales, J. R. Gonzales, and |
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| 25 | 26 | | Kerman Hammond, volunteers served more than 31,000 meals to first |
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| 26 | 27 | | responders, utility workers, hospitals, nursing homes, and the |
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| 27 | 28 | | elderly and disabled over the course of six days; the initiative |
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| 28 | 29 | | also supplied thousands of families with food and water until local |
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| 29 | 30 | | infrastructure resumed operation; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, The tireless dedication of the Central Texas |
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| 31 | 32 | | Veterans Service Organization Alliance has made a positive |
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| 32 | 33 | | difference in the lives of countless Texans during a time of crisis, |
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| 33 | 34 | | and the organization is truly deserving of special recognition for |
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| 34 | 35 | | its efforts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commend the Central Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | Veterans Service Organization Alliance for its service during the |
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| 38 | 39 | | COVID-19 pandemic and the February 2021 winter storm and extend to |
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| 39 | 40 | | the group's members sincere best wishes for continued success in |
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| 40 | 41 | | their important work; 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 alliance as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 43 | 44 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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