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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, For over a century, the United Way of the Concho |
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| 8 | 9 | | Valley has provided outstanding service to area citizens; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The organization traces its origins to 1911, when |
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| 10 | 11 | | the San Angelo Circle of the International Order of King's |
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| 11 | 12 | | Daughters and Sons was established to assist area families in need; |
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| 12 | 13 | | in 1925, the group joined with other local organizations to better |
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| 13 | 14 | | serve the community, leading to the formation of a community chest; |
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| 14 | 15 | | during World War II, what was then known as United Charities became |
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| 15 | 16 | | the United War Chest; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Following the war, the Tom Green County Community |
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| 17 | 18 | | Council was created to address unmet social needs; the organization |
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| 18 | 19 | | eventually rebranded as the United Way of Tom Green County in 1974; |
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| 19 | 20 | | wanting to make a greater impact, the group expanded its support to |
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| 20 | 21 | | more communities in 1991 and took the name the United Way of the |
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| 21 | 22 | | Concho Valley; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Today, UWCV works to address such vital issues as |
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| 23 | 24 | | education, financial stability, and health across the Concho |
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| 24 | 25 | | Valley's 14 counties; its primary goals include helping children |
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| 25 | 26 | | meet essential academic benchmarks, eliminating child abuse and |
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| 26 | 27 | | domestic violence, providing access to mental health and substance |
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| 27 | 28 | | abuse services, preventing homelessness, and expanding outreach |
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| 28 | 29 | | efforts; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, UWCV benefits from a number of strategic |
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| 30 | 31 | | partnerships, having most recently incorporated Dolly Parton's |
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| 31 | 32 | | Imagination Library into its United We Read program; the initiative |
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| 32 | 33 | | involves having hundreds of area youth join together on a |
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| 33 | 34 | | designated day to read a book, emphasizing the importance of early |
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| 34 | 35 | | literacy; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, The United Way of the Concho Valley has |
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| 36 | 37 | | distinguished itself as a force for good in the communities it |
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| 37 | 38 | | serves, and the organization is indeed deserving of recognition for |
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| 38 | 39 | | its dedicated efforts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | Legislature hereby honor the United Way of the Concho Valley for its |
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| 41 | 42 | | contributions and extend to all those affiliated with the |
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| 42 | 43 | | organization sincere best wishes for continued success with their |
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| 43 | 44 | | important work; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 46 | | prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 46 | 47 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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