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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Purple Songs Can Fly was recently awarded a $10,000 |
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| 8 | 9 | | Arts Create grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Founded in 2006 by executive director Anita Kruse, |
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| 10 | 11 | | Purple Songs Can Fly is a nonprofit Houston-based organization that |
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| 11 | 12 | | provides a musical outlet for children being treated for cancer and |
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| 12 | 13 | | blood disorders at Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers; |
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| 13 | 14 | | in this unique program, the patients and their siblings work with |
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| 14 | 15 | | professional singer-songwriters in an in-hospital recording studio |
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| 15 | 16 | | to write and record their original songs; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Among the group's many initiatives are |
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| 17 | 18 | | collaborations with VoiceAmerica Kids Network and members of the |
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| 18 | 19 | | Houston Symphony; in addition, CDs of the children's songs have |
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| 19 | 20 | | been taken across the globe and into outer space, with destinations |
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| 20 | 21 | | including the summit of Mount Everest, the undersea site of the RMS |
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| 21 | 22 | | Titanic, a world tour with the Rolling Stones, and two space shuttle |
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| 22 | 23 | | missions; moreover, in 2015, the first Purple Songs Can Fly |
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| 23 | 24 | | musical, Journey To Hope, was created and performed by six |
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| 24 | 25 | | long-term survivors, and it is now an award-winning documentary; |
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| 25 | 26 | | and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, By inspiring children to express their innermost |
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| 27 | 28 | | thoughts and dreams through music, Purple Songs Can Fly has made a |
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| 28 | 29 | | positive impact on the lives of countless young Texans and their |
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| 29 | 30 | | families, and the funding provided by the Texas Commission on the |
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| 30 | 31 | | Arts will help the organization to continue their important work; |
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| 31 | 32 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 33 | 34 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Purple Songs Can Fly on its receipt |
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| 34 | 35 | | of an Arts Create grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and |
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| 35 | 36 | | extend to all those involved with the group sincere best wishes for |
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| 36 | 37 | | the future. |
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