SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 357
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize Vanessa Novo on her participation and service in the
prestigious Global Leadership Opportunities Beyond Education
program; and
WHEREAS, Co-sponsored by Texas 4-H and Texas A&M
University, the Global Leadership Opportunities Beyond Education
program teaches youth about how agricultural systems affect
global hunger and food security and how to implement sustainable
systems to address gaps in food accessibility across
populations; and
WHEREAS, Vanessa is an eighth grader from Georgetown and
the treasurer of Liberty Hill 4-H and vice president of
Williamson County 4-H; she was accepted in the GLOBE program and
will travel with a group of students to the Texas A&M Soltis
Center in Costa Rica in June; and
WHEREAS, As part of the program, the students traveled to
Homestead Heritage in Waco and participated in a weekend activity
that replicated living conditions in a third-world country; the
students slept in yurts, fetched water from a well, and cooked
their meals outdoors to better understand the challenges faced by
people who live in the developing world; and
WHEREAS, A bright and capable student, Vanessa has
organized a canned food drive to be held at her school with
donations to be submitted in March, which is recognized as
National Agriculture Month; her service project, called "Cans
for Kids," encourages people to donate HEB-labeled cans marked
with the Texas Department of Agriculture's "Go Texan" logo; and
WHEREAS, Not only does Vanessa's project support
sustainable agriculture and bring awareness to hunger in her
community, it benefits Texas agricultural producers and the
Central Texas Food Bank, thereby combatting hunger among
children and youth, a demographic that constitutes 34 percent of
food bank clients; Vanessa is indeed deserving of special
recognition for her creativity and for her contributions to the
public good; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
Legislature, hereby commend Vanessa Novo on her acceptance into
the Global Leadership Opportunities Beyond Education program and
extend to her best wishes for continued success in her education
and in all her future endeavors; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Schwertner
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 27, 2023.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate