6 | | - | effort to cultivate future generations of African American |
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7 | | - | leaders by providing youth between the ages of 2 and 19 with |
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8 | | - | opportunities related to leadership development, volunteer |
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9 | | - | service, philanthropic giving, and civic duty; the organization |
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10 | | - | is composed of mothers and their children, and its programming |
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11 | | - | includes service projects, lobbying, educational development, |
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12 | | - | and the coordination of community and charitable events; today, |
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13 | | - | it works with more than 50,000 family members in 271 chapters |
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14 | | - | nationwide; and |
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15 | | - | WHEREAS, The Houston and New Orleans, Louisiana, chapters |
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16 | | - | of Jack and Jill of America were chartered in 1952; the groups |
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17 | | - | came together five years later to form the organization's South |
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18 | | - | Central Region, which currently encompasses 38 chapters across |
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19 | | - | Texas, New Mexico, and Louisiana; the region serves 2,116 mothers |
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20 | | - | and 1,827 fathers, as well as 1,360 associates and life members, |
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21 | | - | and its programs are attended by 1,996 children and 2,011 |
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22 | | - | teenagers; and |
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23 | | - | WHEREAS, The South Central Region of Jack and Jill of |
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24 | | - | America has helped shape generations of leaders in the Lone Star |
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25 | | - | State and beyond, and the organization's invaluable |
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26 | | - | contributions are indeed worthy of recognition on this special |
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27 | | - | occasion; now, therefore, be it |
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28 | | - | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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29 | | - | Legislature, hereby recognize April 7, 2025, as Jack and Jill of |
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30 | | - | America Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those |
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31 | | - | affiliated with the organization's South Central Region sincere |
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32 | | - | best wishes for continued success. |
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33 | | - | Miles, Alvarado, Cook |
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34 | | - | Hinojosa of Hidalgo, West |
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35 | | - | ______________________________ |
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36 | | - | Member, Texas Senate |
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37 | | - | ____________________________________________________________ |
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38 | | - | Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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39 | | - | ____________________________________________________________ |
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40 | | - | Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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41 | | - | ______________________________ |
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42 | | - | President of the Senate |
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43 | | - | I hereby certify that the |
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44 | | - | above Resolution was adopted by |
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45 | | - | the Senate on April 7, 2025. |
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46 | | - | ______________________________ |
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47 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 12 | + | effort to cultivate future generations of African American leaders |
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| 13 | + | by providing youth between the ages of 2 and 19 with opportunities |
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| 14 | + | related to leadership development, volunteer service, |
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| 15 | + | philanthropic giving, and civic duty; the organization is composed |
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| 16 | + | of mothers and their children, and its programming includes service |
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| 17 | + | projects, lobbying, educational development, and the coordination |
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| 18 | + | of community and charitable events; today, it works with more than |
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| 19 | + | 50,000 family members in 271 chapters nationwide; and |
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| 20 | + | WHEREAS, The Houston and New Orleans, Louisiana, chapters of |
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| 21 | + | Jack and Jill of America were chartered in 1952; the groups came |
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| 22 | + | together five years later to form the organization's South Central |
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| 23 | + | Region, which currently encompasses 38 chapters across Texas, New |
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| 24 | + | Mexico, and Louisiana; the region serves 2,116 mothers and 1,827 |
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| 25 | + | fathers, as well as 1,360 associates and life members, and its |
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| 26 | + | programs are attended by 1,996 children and 2,011 teenagers; and |
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| 27 | + | WHEREAS, The South Central Region of Jack and Jill of America |
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| 28 | + | has helped shape generations of leaders in the Lone Star State and |
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| 29 | + | beyond, and the organization's invaluable contributions are indeed |
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| 30 | + | worthy of recognition on this special occasion; now, therefore, be |
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| 31 | + | it |
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| 32 | + | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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| 33 | + | hereby recognize April 7, 2025, as Jack and Jill of America Day at |
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| 34 | + | the State Capitol and extend to all those affiliated with the |
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| 35 | + | organization's South Central Region sincere best wishes for |
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| 36 | + | continued success. |
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