TITLE: Honoring the volunteer service organization The Links, Incorporated, and its members from the Western Area.

SUMMARY: Honoring the volunteer service organization The Links, Incorporated, and its members from the Western Area.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, A delegation from the Western Area of The Links, Incorporated, is visiting the State Capitol on February 28, 2011; and WHEREAS, Founded in 1946, The Links is a volunteer service organization for professional women who are committed to enriching the culture of African Americans and other persons of African ancestry and improving their economic status; it has a membership of 12,000 in 274 chapters across the country and in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; and WHEREAS, The business and civic leaders, mentors, role models, and activists of this nonprofit corporation volunteer more than 500,000 hours annually in projects to strengthen their communities and make a positive difference in the lives of others; through the years, the group has received awards from such organizations as the United Nations Association of New York and the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation; and WHEREAS, The Western Area of The Links includes 2,000 members in 55 chapters; these dedicated women work in behalf of children, families, and the disadvantaged and support the University of California Davis Women's Cardiovascular Medicine Program, the Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum, historically black colleges, and Project ALERT (Alzheimer's Link to Education, Research, and Treatment); IMAGE/Hip-Hop, another of the important initiatives of the Western Area, takes action against negative images of African American women in the rap industry; and WHEREAS, The dynamic members of The Links have demonstrated outstanding leadership and commitment to their communities and their nation, setting high standards of civic engagement to which others may aspire; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby commend the members of the Western Area of The Links, Incorporated, for their exceptional service in behalf of others and extend to them sincere best wishes for a memorable and meaningful visit to Austin; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Giddings Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 562 was adopted by the House on February 28, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House