| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 931 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Richardson Rotary Club has played an important |
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| 6 | 6 | | role in the community for nearly 85 years; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, The club traces its origins back to the summer of |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1938, when Ben Jackson convinced a group from Richardson to attend a |
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| 9 | 9 | | meeting of the Garland Rotary Club; inspired by the Rotary message, |
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| 10 | 10 | | 14 Richardson men stepped forward to establish a local club with |
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| 11 | 11 | | Clifford Huffines as its first president; the chapter was chartered |
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| 12 | 12 | | by Rotary International on September 14, 1938, and the organization |
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| 13 | 13 | | decided to sponsor the first Boy Scout troop in town as its |
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| 14 | 14 | | inaugural project; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Today, the Richardson Rotary Club seeks to benefit |
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| 16 | 16 | | the community in seven areas of focus: peace building and conflict |
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| 17 | 17 | | prevention, disease prevention and treatment, water, sanitation, |
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| 18 | 18 | | and hygiene, maternal and child health, basic education and |
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| 19 | 19 | | literacy, community economic development, and the environment; |
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| 20 | 20 | | among its many charitable endeavors, the club provides scholarships |
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| 21 | 21 | | to students from Berkner, Pearce, and Richardson High Schools; |
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| 22 | 22 | | moreover, it recently hosted a blood and clothing drive in |
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| 23 | 23 | | partnership with the Network of Community Ministries; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, For nearly eight and a half decades, the Richardson |
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| 25 | 25 | | Rotary Club has made a positive difference in the lives of many |
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| 26 | 26 | | Texans, and the group's noteworthy achievements are a tribute to |
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| 27 | 27 | | the unwavering commitment of its members; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 29 | 29 | | Legislature commend the Richardson Rotary Club for its |
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| 30 | 30 | | contributions to the community and extend to all those associated |
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| 31 | 31 | | with the club sincere best wishes for continued success with their |
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| 32 | 32 | | important work; and, be it further |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 34 | 34 | | prepared for the Richardson Rotary Club as an expression of high |
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| 35 | 35 | | regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 36 | 36 | | Ramos |
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| 37 | 37 | | ______________________________ |
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| 38 | 38 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 39 | 39 | | I certify that H.R. No. 931 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 40 | 40 | | 14, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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