TITLE: Recognizing March 2, 2015, as The Links, Incorporated, Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing March 2, 2015, as The Links, Incorporated, Day at the State Capitol.

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WHEREAS, A delegation from the Western Area of The Links, Incorporated, is visiting the State Capitol on March 2, 2015; 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 nearly 14,000 in 280 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 Habitat for Humanity; Bullying, Trashtalking: It's No Joke, another of the important initiatives of the Western Area, empowers youth with skills to address offending behavior; and WHEREAS, The 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 84th Texas Legislature hereby recognize March 2, 2015, as The Links, Incorporated, Day at the State Capitol and extend to members of the Western Area of The Links, Incorporated, 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 organization as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Giddings Straus Gonz lez Otto Allen Guerra Paddie Alonzo Guillen Parker Alvarado Gutierrez Paul Anchia Harless Pe a Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips Ashby Howard Pickett Aycock Huberty Price Bell Hughes Raney Bernal Hunter Raymond Blanco Isaac Reynolds Bohac Israel Riddle Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis Burns Keough Romero, Jr. Burrows King of Hemphill Rose Button King of Parker Sanford Canales King of Taylor Schaefer Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield Clardy Klick Schubert Coleman Koop Shaheen Collier Krause Sheets Cook Kuempel Sheffield Craddick Landgraf Simmons Crownover Larson Simpson Cyrier Laubenberg Smith Dale Leach Smithee Darby Longoria Spitzer Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson Deshotel M rquez Stickland Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Elkins McClendon Tinderholt Faircloth Men ndez Turner of Collin Fallon Metcalf Turner of Harris Farias Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farney Miles VanDeaver Farrar Miller of Comal Villalba Fletcher Miller of Fort Bend Vo Flynn Moody Walle Frank Morrison White of Bell Frullo Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Galindo Murphy Workman Geren Murr Wray Giddings Naishtat Wu Goldman Nev rez Zedler Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 683 was adopted by the House on March 2, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House