SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 612
WHEREAS, The Daily Mile USA achieved a significant
milestone on April 6, 2023, when the program reached an
enrollment of one million participants; and
WHEREAS, First introduced at a school in Scotland in 2012,
the Daily Mile has since grown into a global initiative with more
than three million children taking part all over the world,
including one million American students across some 2,000
schools and daycares throughout the country; the program
encourages children to engage in 15 minutes of outdoor exercise
during the school day, helping to improve their physical, mental,
emotional, and social health, as well as their academic
performance; and
WHEREAS, The Daily Mile has received formal backing from
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Youth
Sports Strategy, the Society of Health and Physical Educators,
and the children's mental health charity Erika's Lighthouse; in
addition, it has partnerships with such organizations as Special
Olympics Unified Schools, Mentors Who Move, and Move to Live
More; and
WHEREAS, The initiative is sponsored by INEOS, a global
chemical, manufacturing, and energy company, that also supports
a wide range of charitable endeavors in the fields of health,
education, and conservation; and
WHEREAS, The Daily Mile USA is helping children across the
nation to develop healthy habits that will benefit them
throughout their lives, and the program is indeed deserving of
special recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
Legislature, hereby congratulate The Daily Mile USA on reaching
an enrollment of one million participants and extend to all those
associated with the initiative sincere best wishes for continued
success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for The Daily Mile as an expression of high regard from
the Texas Senate.
Middleton
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 18, 2023.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate