TITLE: Honoring the Boys & Girls Clubs in Texas for their service to youth.

SUMMARY: Honoring the Boys & Girls Clubs in Texas for their service to youth.

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WHEREAS, Boys & Girls Clubs in the Lone Star State have made invaluable contributions to the success and overall well-being of countless young Texans and their families; and WHEREAS, Providing services to over 360,000 students in more than 180 communities in Texas, Boys & Girls Clubs seek to inspire all young people, especially those most in need of encouragement, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens; and WHEREAS, Through evidence-based youth initiatives, leaders in Texas Boys & Girls Clubs foster life skills, character and leadership development, and education and career advancement; they also offer a variety of programs focusing on sports, recreation, and the arts, which promote a better self-image and improved cultural and social awareness while instilling strong moral values; and WHEREAS, On February 26-28, 2017, the Texas Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs is holding a summit for members of Boys & Girls Clubs throughout the state; the event culminates with the selection of the Texas Youth of the Year and the Texas Military Youth of the Year, who will then go on to represent the state at competitions in Washington, D.C.; and WHEREAS, Through the years, Boys & Girls Clubs have encouraged young people to aspire to the highest level of personal development and to become active and engaged members of their communities, and it is indeed a pleasure to recognize all those involved in these important organizations at this time; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby honor Boys & Girls Clubs from across the Lone Star State for their service to Texas youth and commemorate the 2017 Texas Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs State Summit; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the Texas Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Phelan Straus Goldman Oliverson Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega Alonzo Gonz lez of El Paso Paddie Alvarado Gooden Parker Anchia Guerra Paul Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan Ar valo Hefner Phillips Ashby Hernandez Pickett Bailes Herrero Price Bell Hinojosa Raney Bernal Holland Raymond Biedermann Howard Reynolds Blanco Huberty Rinaldi Bohac Hunter Roberts Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burns Johnson of Harris Rose Burrows Kacal Sanford Button Keough Schaefer Cain King of Hemphill Schofield Canales King of Parker Schubert Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen Clardy Klick Sheffield Coleman Koop Shine Collier Krause Simmons Cook Kuempel Smithee Cortez Lambert Springer Cosper Landgraf Stephenson Craddick Lang Stickland Cyrier Larson Stucky Dale Laubenberg Swanson Darby Leach Thierry Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris Dean Lucio III Tinderholt Deshotel Martinez Turner Dukes Metcalf Uresti Dutton Meyer VanDeaver Elkins Miller Villalba Faircloth Minjarez Vo Fallon Moody Walle Farrar Morrison White Flynn Mu oz, Jr. Wilson Frank Murphy Workman Frullo Murr Wray Geren Neave Wu Gervin-Hawkins Nev rez Zedler Giddings Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 683 was adopted by the House on February 28, 2017, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House