Bill Text: TX HR147 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Greenville Lions Club.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-26 - Reported enrolled [HR147 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR147-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 147 |
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WHEREAS, Members of the Greenville Lions Club are celebrating | ||
the 100th anniversary of their organization on October 23, 2021; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, After disbanding during World War I, the Greenville | ||
Lions Club was rechartered in 1921, and that same year the | ||
organization developed Graham Park and donated it to the City of | ||
Greenville; as part of the organization's mission to improve the | ||
lives of the visually impaired and to prevent avoidable blindness, | ||
the club sponsors an annual vision screening clinic and partners | ||
with Hunt County Shared Ministries (FISH) to provide eyeglasses for | ||
those in need; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Greenville Lions Club helped establish the | ||
Spirit of Giving Hunt County, which distributes Christmas gifts for | ||
children as well as clothing, shoes, and other items; the | ||
organization also supports a variety of local charities and holds a | ||
number of annual events and fundraisers including a first | ||
responders' luncheon and a golf tournament; moreover, the group has | ||
purchased seats for the Greenville Municipal Auditorium and benches | ||
for the Hunt County Fairgrounds and donated a lion fountain to | ||
Graham Park; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the past century, the Greenville Lions Club has | ||
played a vital role in the community, and its members' commitment to | ||
sharing their time and talents has set an outstanding example of | ||
civic engagement; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 100th | ||
anniversary of the Greenville Lions Club and extend to its members | ||
sincere best wishes for the future; 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. | ||
Slaton | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 147 was adopted by the House on | ||
October 18, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||