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1-SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 375
1+89R22358 CJM-D
2+ By: Miles, et al. S.R. No. 375
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7+ R E S O L U T I O N
28 WHEREAS, The celebration of Jack and Jill of America Day at
3- the State Capitol on April 7, 2025, offers a welcome opportunity
4- to honor the organization's South Central Region; and
9+ the State Capitol on April 7, 2025, offers a welcome opportunity to
10+ honor the organization's South Central Region; and
511 WHEREAS, Jack and Jill of America was founded in 1938 in an
6- effort to cultivate future generations of African American
7- leaders by providing youth between the ages of 2 and 19 with
8- opportunities related to leadership development, volunteer
9- service, philanthropic giving, and civic duty; the organization
10- is composed of mothers and their children, and its programming
11- includes service projects, lobbying, educational development,
12- and the coordination of community and charitable events; today,
13- it works with more than 50,000 family members in 271 chapters
14- nationwide; and
15- WHEREAS, The Houston and New Orleans, Louisiana, chapters
16- of Jack and Jill of America were chartered in 1952; the groups
17- came together five years later to form the organization's South
18- Central Region, which currently encompasses 38 chapters across
19- Texas, New Mexico, and Louisiana; the region serves 2,116 mothers
20- and 1,827 fathers, as well as 1,360 associates and life members,
21- and its programs are attended by 1,996 children and 2,011
22- teenagers; and
23- WHEREAS, The South Central Region of Jack and Jill of
24- America has helped shape generations of leaders in the Lone Star
25- State and beyond, and the organization's invaluable
26- contributions are indeed worthy of recognition on this special
27- occasion; now, therefore, be it
28- RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
29- Legislature, hereby recognize April 7, 2025, as Jack and Jill of
30- America Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those
31- affiliated with the organization's South Central Region sincere
32- best wishes for continued success.
33- Miles, Alvarado, Cook
34- Hinojosa of Hidalgo, West
35- ______________________________
36- Member, Texas Senate
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38- Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
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40- Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
41- ______________________________
42- President of the Senate
43- I hereby certify that the
44- above Resolution was adopted by
45- the Senate on April 7, 2025.
46- ______________________________
47- Secretary of the Senate
12+ effort to cultivate future generations of African American leaders
13+ by providing youth between the ages of 2 and 19 with opportunities
14+ related to leadership development, volunteer service,
15+ philanthropic giving, and civic duty; the organization is composed
16+ of mothers and their children, and its programming includes service
17+ projects, lobbying, educational development, and the coordination
18+ of community and charitable events; today, it works with more than
19+ 50,000 family members in 271 chapters nationwide; and
20+ WHEREAS, The Houston and New Orleans, Louisiana, chapters of
21+ Jack and Jill of America were chartered in 1952; the groups came
22+ together five years later to form the organization's South Central
23+ Region, which currently encompasses 38 chapters across Texas, New
24+ Mexico, and Louisiana; the region serves 2,116 mothers and 1,827
25+ fathers, as well as 1,360 associates and life members, and its
26+ programs are attended by 1,996 children and 2,011 teenagers; and
27+ WHEREAS, The South Central Region of Jack and Jill of America
28+ has helped shape generations of leaders in the Lone Star State and
29+ beyond, and the organization's invaluable contributions are indeed
30+ worthy of recognition on this special occasion; now, therefore, be
31+ it
32+ RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
33+ hereby recognize April 7, 2025, as Jack and Jill of America Day at
34+ the State Capitol and extend to all those affiliated with the
35+ organization's South Central Region sincere best wishes for
36+ continued success.