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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 the Greenville Lions Club are celebrating |
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| 6 | 7 | | the 100th anniversary of their organization on October 23, 2021; |
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| 7 | 8 | | and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, After disbanding during World War I, the Greenville |
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| 9 | 10 | | Lions Club was rechartered in 1921, and that same year the |
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| 10 | 11 | | organization developed Graham Park and donated it to the City of |
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| 11 | 12 | | Greenville; as part of the organization's mission to improve the |
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| 12 | 13 | | lives of the visually impaired and to prevent avoidable blindness, |
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| 13 | 14 | | the club sponsors an annual vision screening clinic and partners |
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| 14 | 15 | | with Hunt County Shared Ministries (FISH) to provide eyeglasses for |
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| 15 | 16 | | those in need; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, The Greenville Lions Club helped establish the |
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| 17 | 18 | | Spirit of Giving Hunt County, which distributes Christmas gifts for |
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| 18 | 19 | | children as well as clothing, shoes, and other items; the |
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| 19 | 20 | | organization also supports a variety of local charities and holds a |
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| 20 | 21 | | number of annual events and fundraisers including a first |
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| 21 | 22 | | responders' luncheon and a golf tournament; moreover, the group has |
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| 22 | 23 | | purchased seats for the Greenville Municipal Auditorium and benches |
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| 23 | 24 | | for the Hunt County Fairgrounds and donated a lion fountain to |
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| 24 | 25 | | Graham Park; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Over the past century, the Greenville Lions Club has |
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| 26 | 27 | | played a vital role in the community, and its members' commitment to |
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| 27 | 28 | | sharing their time and talents has set an outstanding example of |
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| 28 | 29 | | civic engagement; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 30 | 31 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 100th |
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| 31 | 32 | | anniversary of the Greenville Lions Club and extend to its members |
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| 32 | 33 | | sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 34 | 35 | | prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 35 | 36 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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