TITLE: Recognizing February 15, 2011, as United Way Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing February 15, 2011, as United Way Day at the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Members of the United Way are gathering in Austin on February 15, 2011, to celebrate United Way Day at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, Charitable giving and volunteering are noble pursuits that do much to enhance the quality of life in the Lone Star State, and organizations such as the United Way are essential to those efforts; and WHEREAS, There are 88 local United Way organizations in Texas, spanning all corners of the state; these groups assist with the specific needs and goals of their respective communities in areas such as education, income, and health; and WHEREAS, Among the specific initiatives advocated by the United Way are programs to promote early childhood education, immunizations, high school graduation, college readiness, family financial stability, and earned income tax credit awareness; in addition, local United Way groups place a high priority on supporting the 2-1-1 social services phone hotlines, which provide information and referrals to assist people in finding organizations that can help in times of need; and WHEREAS, Collectively, United Way organizations mobilize thousands of volunteers each year and garner charitable contributions that reinvest hundreds of millions of dollars back into local communities; these groups carry out a range of beneficial endeavors that help make our state a better place to live and work, and they are indeed deserving of our thanks and commendation; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby recognize February 15, 2011, as United Way Day at the State Capitol and extend to the organization's volunteers, donors, and staff sincere best wishes for continued success in their important work. Branch 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. 411 was adopted by the House on February 15, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House