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1-SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 390
2- WHEREAS, Jennifer Garner has worked tirelessly for 15
3- years to advance the important mission of Save the Children; and
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2+ By: Alvarado, et al. S.R. No. 390
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5+ R E S O L U T I O N
6+ WHEREAS, Jennifer Garner has worked tirelessly for 15 years
7+ to advance the important mission of Save the Children; and
48 WHEREAS, One of the nation's best-known actors, Ms. Garner
5- first joined the organization as an artist ambassador; in 2014,
6- she became a member of the board, and she serves on its Program
7- Impact and Marketing Committees; and
8- WHEREAS, Save the Children was founded in 1919 to protect
9- the right of children to grow up healthy, educated, and safe;
10- today, the nonprofit is a global leader in protecting children,
11- with a presence in more than 100 countries, among them Yemen,
12- Syria, Venezuela, and Myanmar; it responds to both everyday needs
13- and crisis situations such as war and natural disasters; when
14- major emergencies occur, it puts skilled health professionals in
15- place to treat youngsters within 72 hours, anywhere in the world;
16- it also focuses on education to restore stability to children's
17- lives; and
9+ first joined the organization as an artist ambassador; in 2014, she
10+ became a member of the board, and she serves on its Program Impact
11+ and Marketing Committees; and
12+ WHEREAS, Save the Children was founded in 1919 to protect the
13+ right of children to grow up healthy, educated, and safe; today, the
14+ nonprofit is a global leader in protecting children, with a
15+ presence in more than 100 countries, among them Yemen, Syria,
16+ Venezuela, and Myanmar; it responds to both everyday needs and
17+ crisis situations such as war and natural disasters; when major
18+ emergencies occur, it puts skilled health professionals in place to
19+ treat youngsters within 72 hours, anywhere in the world; it also
20+ focuses on education to restore stability to children's lives; and
1821 WHEREAS, In 2021, Save the Children reached more than 183
1922 million children, including 837,000 in the United States; the
2023 following year, in the wake of devastating floods, Ms. Garner
21- traveled to Kentucky to fundraise, draw attention to suffering,
22- and assist teachers in making classrooms ready again; she has
23- promoted the organization's literacy efforts and heightened
24- awareness of the challenges faced by youngsters, from Afghan
25- refugees to children displaced by wildfires; a onetime resident
26- of West Virginia, she persuaded then-governor Joe Manchin to
27- bring Save the Children's early childhood education programs to
28- the state, and she has advocated tirelessly on Capitol Hill and
29- across the country, meeting with legislators on both sides of the
30- aisle; and
24+ traveled to Kentucky to fundraise, draw attention to suffering, and
25+ assist teachers in making classrooms ready again; she has promoted
26+ the organization's literacy efforts and heightened awareness of the
27+ challenges faced by youngsters, from Afghan refugees to children
28+ displaced by wildfires; a onetime resident of West Virginia, she
29+ persuaded then-governor Joe Manchin to bring Save the Children's
30+ early childhood education programs to the state, and she has
31+ advocated tirelessly on Capitol Hill and across the country,
32+ meeting with legislators on both sides of the aisle; and
3133 WHEREAS, Ms. Garner enjoys a well-deserved reputation for
32- versatility in her first profession, having played everything
33- from a double agent in TV's hit sci-fi thriller series Alias to a
34- mom in the family comedy Yes Day, which she produced; branching
35- into another industry as well, she is a cofounder of Once Upon a
36- Farm, a startup that sells organic baby food; at her urging, the
37- company has coordinated with state governments in Texas,
38- Florida, and elsewhere to align its products with requirements of
39- the WIC program for low-income families; and
40- WHEREAS, Using her prominent platform to further the
41- worthy goals of Save the Children, Jennifer Garner has helped to
42- make a lasting, positive difference in countless lives, and in so
43- doing, she has helped strengthen communities across the world;
44- now, therefore, be it
45- RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
46- Legislature, hereby honor Jennifer Garner for her endeavors in
47- behalf of Save the Children and extend to her sincere best wishes
48- for continued success; and, be it further
34+ versatility in her first profession, having played everything from
35+ a double agent in TV's hit sci-fi thriller series Alias to a mom in
36+ the family comedy Yes Day, which she produced; branching into
37+ another industry as well, she is a cofounder of Once Upon a Farm, a
38+ startup that sells organic baby food; at her urging, the company has
39+ coordinated with state governments in Texas, Florida, and elsewhere
40+ to align its products with requirements of the WIC program for
41+ low-income families; and
42+ WHEREAS, Using her prominent platform to further the worthy
43+ goals of Save the Children, Jennifer Garner has helped to make a
44+ lasting, positive difference in countless lives, and in so doing,
45+ she has helped strengthen communities across the world; now,
46+ therefore, be it
47+ RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature
48+ hereby honor Jennifer Garner for her endeavors in behalf of Save the
49+ Children and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
50+ success; and, be it further
4951 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
50- prepared for Ms. Garner as an expression of high regard from the
51- Texas Senate.
52- Alvarado, Campbell, LaMantia
53- Perry, West, Whitmire
54- ____________________________________________________________
55- Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
56- ____________________________________________________________
57- Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
58- ____________________________________________________________
59- Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
60- ______________________________
61- President of the Senate
62- I hereby certify that the
63- above Resolution was adopted by
64- the Senate on April 5, 2023.
65- ______________________________
66- Secretary of the Senate
52+ prepared for Ms. Garner as an expression of high regard by the Texas
53+ Senate.