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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Candy Gibbs has distinguished herself during her 30 |
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| 8 | 9 | | years of dedicated service with Hope Choice Pregnancy Centers and |
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| 9 | 10 | | Mentoring Programs in Amarillo; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Established in 1987, Hope Choice provides support |
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| 11 | 12 | | and mentorship to women who are experiencing an unplanned |
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| 12 | 13 | | pregnancy; Mrs. Gibbs joined the organization as a receptionist in |
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| 13 | 14 | | 1995, and she currently serves as its executive director; over the |
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| 14 | 15 | | years, she has helped thousands of women to choose options other |
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| 15 | 16 | | than abortion, and during her tenure with Hope Choice, the centers |
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| 16 | 17 | | have served more than 200,000 clients in total; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Gibbs has spearheaded the development and |
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| 18 | 19 | | implementation of seven mentoring programs, including four |
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| 19 | 20 | | faith-based initiatives, two youth programs, and a college |
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| 20 | 21 | | ministry; she has also authored two parenting books as well as a |
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| 21 | 22 | | mentoring curriculum, and in 2020, she established Rise Camp for |
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| 22 | 23 | | students in the Panhandle; under her able leadership, Hope Choice |
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| 23 | 24 | | has grown to include five centers; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Candy Gibbs has played an instrumental role in |
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| 25 | 26 | | advancing the mission of the Hope Choice Pregnancy Centers and |
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| 26 | 27 | | Mentoring Programs, and she is indeed deserving of recognition for |
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| 27 | 28 | | her outstanding record of achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 29 | 30 | | Legislature hereby commend Candy Gibbs on her three decades of |
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| 30 | 31 | | service to Hope Choice Pregnancy Centers and Mentoring Programs and |
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| 31 | 32 | | extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 32 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 33 | 34 | | prepared for Mrs. Gibbs as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | House of Representatives. |
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