TITLE: Commending the San Antonio Youth Council of the NAACP on its 12th annual Youth Image Awards Banquet.

SUMMARY: Commending the San Antonio Youth Council of the NAACP on its 12th annual Youth Image Awards Banquet.

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WHEREAS, The San Antonio Youth Council of the NAACP is hosting its 12th annual Youth Image Awards Banquet on April 2, 2011, and this event provides an ideal opportunity to honor this noteworthy organization; and WHEREAS, In 1935, Juanita Jackson, a youth delegate to the NAACP convention in St. Louis, delivered a stirring address calling for the creation of a department for young people; she was asked to join the association's staff and guided the formation of its Youth and College Division, a national program supporting the NAACP's fight for equality and justice; members of the division went on to play important roles in the civil rights movement, and many became leaders in the organization, their communities, and the nation; and WHEREAS, The NAACP today has one of the largest organized groups of young people of any secular organization in the country; in high school and college chapters and in youth councils, more than 30,000 members work to advance social justice by addressing issues at the local and national levels, including education, economic opportunity, health, juvenile justice, and voter empowerment; youth council members develop an awareness of problems affecting African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities, learn how to advance harmonious cooperation among peoples, and participate in leadership and activism training; in recent years, the San Antonio Youth Council has benefited the community through such projects as collecting food bank contributions and gathering and donating books to students in the "Reading is Power" campaign; and WHEREAS, In order to meet the challenges that lie ahead, the Lone Star State will need new leaders who are dedicated to building a bright future for all its citizens, and through their commitment to the goals of the NAACP, the members of the San Antonio Youth Council have demonstrated an admirable willingness to step forward and take on important civic responsibilities; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby commend the San Antonio Youth Council of the NAACP on its 12th annual Youth Image Awards Banquet and extend to its members sincere best wishes for continued success in their many worthy endeavors; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the council as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. McClendon Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1006 was adopted by the House on April 7, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House