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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Terrell Lions Club is celebrating its 100th |
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| 6 | 7 | | anniversary in 2021, providing a welcome opportunity to recognize |
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| 7 | 8 | | the group for its many good works; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Established in 1917 by Melvin Jones, the Association |
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| 9 | 10 | | of Lions Clubs held its first national convention that year in |
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| 10 | 11 | | Dallas, with 12 of the 23 participating clubs hailing from Texas; |
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| 11 | 12 | | the Lions adopted a key mission a decade later when Helen Keller |
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| 12 | 13 | | urged them to become "Knights of the Blind"; through the years, the |
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| 13 | 14 | | organization has undertaken numerous initiatives benefiting those |
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| 14 | 15 | | with visual impairments while also carrying out many other |
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| 15 | 16 | | humanitarian efforts; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Over the years, the Terrell Lions Club has |
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| 17 | 18 | | contributed to numerous worthy causes such as its annual flag |
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| 18 | 19 | | program, which has awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in |
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| 19 | 20 | | scholarships to area high school students; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Since its inception, the Terrell Lions Club has |
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| 21 | 22 | | helped countless individuals to enjoy a better quality of life, and |
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| 22 | 23 | | its members may reflect with pride on the dedicated and |
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| 23 | 24 | | compassionate service their club continues to render to the Terrell |
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| 24 | 25 | | community and beyond; now, therefore, be it |
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| 25 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 26 | 27 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the centennial |
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| 27 | 28 | | of the Terrell Lion Clubs and extend to all those associated with |
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| 28 | 29 | | the organization sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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| 29 | 30 | | it further |
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| 30 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 31 | 32 | | prepared for the Terrell Lions Club as an expression of high regard |
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| 32 | 33 | | by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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