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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 110

To congratulate and commend the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast

on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 8, 1997

Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of

Texas, Mr. FROST, Mr. GREEN, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. REYES, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. BENTSEN, and Mr. LAMPSON) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government

Reform and Oversight

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

To congratulate and commend the United Way of the Texas

Gulf Coast on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.

Whereas the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast was officially chartered as Houston Community Chest on August

30, 1922, and is celebrating its 75th anniversary this

year;

Whereas on May 3, 1941, the name changed to the Houston

Community Chest and Council and later during World

War II the Harris County War Chest of the Houston

Community Chest on March 24, 1944;

Whereas on July 5, 1951, the United Fund of Houston and

Harris County was officially incorporated with the State
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of Texas becoming United Fund and Community Council

of Houston and Harris County on May 26, 1952;

Whereas on June 25, 1974, the organization’s name changed

to United Fund of Houston and Harris County, and finally, on June 1, 1979, it retained the current name of

United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast;

Whereas the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast serves

Harris, Fort Bend, Waller, and Montgomery Counties

and the Bay Area by funding more than 200 health and

human service programs through 78 nonprofit agencies;

Whereas the mission of the United Way of the Texas Gulf

Coast is to ‘‘increase the organized capacity of people to

help themselves and others’’;

Whereas the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast in its core

and in its practice honors openness and fairness, upholds

quality and accountability, embraces diversity and inclusiveness and was recognized by United Way of America

in 1996 as the first recipient of the Championing Diversity Award;

Whereas the United Way takes responsibility for positive

achievement of its goals through vision, wisdom, and integrity by furthering the values of caring, collaborative,

dynamic, effective, efficient, inclusive, and trustworthy;

Whereas the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast keeps its

operating costs low and its stewardship high in order to

direct more dollars to quality programs that give people

help when help is needed;

Whereas over 80,000 volunteers enable the United Way to

stretch donor dollars to make a difference in the community;
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Whereas the United Way strengthens nonprofit agencies, and

thus the community, through ongoing programs, including Gifts in Kind, the Management Assistance Program,

Project Blueprint, and the Information and Referral

Helpline, which celebrates its 50-year anniversary this

year;

Whereas the United Way serves as a neutral convenor in the

community, bringing the clergy together around the

cause of homelessness, or governmental entities, service

providers and youth to develop the empowerment zone

plan, or governmental, business, service provider, education, faith community, and others in a Welfare Reform

Partners Group to help design a local implementation

plan; and

Whereas the United Way Community Campaign on a yearly

basis raises millions of dollars with the assistance of 400

campaign leaders, 90 loan executives and the support of

over 50,000 individuals and organizations throughout the

Houston area: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That the House of Representatives is pleased

3 to congratulate and commend the United Way of the

4 Texas Gulf Coast.

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