| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1547 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Over the past five decades, the Haltom City Senior |
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| 6 | 6 | | Center has distinguished itself as a valuable community resource; |
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| 7 | 7 | | and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The center traces its origins to 1972, when senior |
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| 9 | 9 | | citizens in the area began gathering at an apartment complex |
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| 10 | 10 | | clubhouse on Lower Birdville Road, where they received meals from |
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| 11 | 11 | | Senior Citizens Services of Greater Tarrant County; it was proposed |
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| 12 | 12 | | that Haltom City build a senior center, and five years later, the |
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| 13 | 13 | | municipality provided land and funds from the Housing and Community |
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| 14 | 14 | | Development Act to construct a 5,000-square-foot facility on |
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| 15 | 15 | | Bernice Street; the Haltom City Senior Center opened on May 8, 1977, |
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| 16 | 16 | | under the oversight of Tarrant County; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, In 2019, the city approved plans to renovate the old |
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| 18 | 18 | | library as a new home for the senior center, however the project was |
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| 19 | 19 | | put on hold after the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020; despite the senior |
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| 20 | 20 | | center being closed due to the pandemic, staff and volunteers |
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| 21 | 21 | | continued working, delivering meals, picking up groceries, and |
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| 22 | 22 | | staying in contact with residents who relied on the services |
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| 23 | 23 | | provided by the center; it reopened in February 2022 and |
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| 24 | 24 | | subsequently moved to its present location on Friendly Lane; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Today, the center serves more than 400 members, and |
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| 26 | 26 | | its meal roster includes individuals from 20 cities; through a |
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| 27 | 27 | | partnership with the Tarrant Area Food Bank and Father's Heart |
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| 28 | 28 | | Ministry, the facility hosts monthly food distributions for area |
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| 29 | 29 | | residents, and it provides daily meals in collaboration with |
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| 30 | 30 | | Metroport Meals on Wheels, local churches and businesses, city |
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| 31 | 31 | | employees, and community volunteers; seniors enjoy such activities |
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| 32 | 32 | | as arts, crafts, bingo, quilting, and billiards, and the center |
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| 33 | 33 | | also offers computer classes; the facility continues to add |
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| 34 | 34 | | programs and services while welcoming new community partners; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, For half a century, the Haltom City Senior Center |
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| 36 | 36 | | has played a critical role in meeting the needs of area residents, |
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| 37 | 37 | | and it is indeed a pleasure to join in recognizing the facility on |
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| 38 | 38 | | this special milestone in its history; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Haltom |
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| 41 | 41 | | City Senior Center and extend to all those associated with the |
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| 42 | 42 | | center sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 44 | | prepared for the center as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 45 | 45 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 46 | 46 | | Klick |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 49 | 49 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1547 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 50 | 50 | | 15, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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