TITLE: Welcoming members of the Burleson Rotary Club and guests from the Open World Delegation from Ukraine to the State Capitol on April 21, 2011.

SUMMARY: Welcoming members of the Burleson Rotary Club and guests from the Open World Delegation from Ukraine to the State Capitol on April 21, 2011.

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WHEREAS, Members of the Burleson Rotary Club and delegates with the Open World Program from Ukraine are visiting the Texas State Capitol on April 21, 2011; and WHEREAS, Established by Congress in 1999, the Open World Program aims to enhance capabilities for cooperation between the United States and the countries of Eurasia and the Baltic States by developing a network of leaders in that region who have gained significant, firsthand exposure to America's democratic, accountable government and free-market system and by providing American hosts with the opportunity to learn about the countries from those leaders; and WHEREAS, Rotary Clubs across the nation have hosted more than 2,500 Open World participants through the years, sponsoring projects that are designed to have relevance to the professional or civic work of the individuals involved; the delegates here today include a director of a charitable organization, the deputy director of an advocacy organization, two city planners, a journalist, and a student, all who work with governmental agencies and elected officials in Ukraine, and the visit to Austin offers them the chance to observe and experience Texas state government in action; and WHEREAS, In addition to its sponsorship of this worthwhile initiative, the Burleson Rotary Club annually awards more than $12,000 in scholarships to deserving students, donates dictionaries to more than 600 local third graders, and supports such important programs as Meals-on-Wheels, Burleson Pregnancy Aid Center, Harvest House, and Heart for the Kids; and WHEREAS, The Burleson Rotary Club and the Open World Program are helping to develop more informed and involved citizens while strengthening the bonds that unite our nations, and the men and women who contribute to this effort are to be commended; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby welcome members of the Burleson Rotary Club and distinguished honored guests from the Open World Delegation from Ukraine to the Texas State Capitol and extend to all those in attendance best wishes for an informative and memorable day in Austin; and, be it further RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared for the visitors as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Orr Zedler 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. 1309 was adopted by the House on April 21, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House