Bill Text: TX HR1673 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating 2021 Dogie Days sponsored by the Dumas Noon Lions Club.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-03 - Reported enrolled [HR1673 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1673-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1673 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The 75th annual Dogie Days event, sponsored solely | ||
| by the Dumas Noon Lions Club, is being held June 9 to 12, 2021, and | ||
| this occasion provides a fitting opportunity to recognize this | ||
| noteworthy organization; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Considered the oldest civic club in Moore County, | ||
| the Dumas Noon Lions Club held its inaugural meeting on August 27, | ||
| 1930; the group's membership grew from 23 members to well over 200, | ||
| and by 2015, it ranked as the fifth-largest Lions Club in the world; | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Lions Club has hosted Dogie Days since 1946, | ||
| when it took charge of the Old Settler's Reunion and Rodeo, a | ||
| long-running local event; the organization gave the festival a new | ||
| name and turned it into a wildly popular yearly celebration; with a | ||
| town-wide barbecue as its centerpiece, Dogie Days has drawn as many | ||
| as 10,000 revelers, who also enjoy parades, raffles, and carnival | ||
| rides; pronounced "dough-gie," the term "dogie" refers to a | ||
| motherless calf, as in the cowboy phrase "get along, little dogie"; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, A highly effective fundraiser, Dogie Days supports | ||
| the club's well-known campaign to provide optical examinations and | ||
| eyeglasses to those in need, as well as such initiatives as Texas | ||
| Lions Camp, Lions Christmas Sharing, and Lions Club scholarships; | ||
| the proceeds also allow the Lions to contribute to a wide variety of | ||
| charitable causes, among them the Dumas Education Foundation, Dumas | ||
| Meals on Wheels, and the Moore County Food Pantry; in 2018, the | ||
| Lions Club netted more than $117,000 in proceeds for charity, and | ||
| approximately 6,000 people, roughly half the population of Dumas, | ||
| were fed at the town barbecue; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dogie Days is a highlight of the community's | ||
| calendar, bringing citizens together for fun and entertainment | ||
| while promoting the many good works of its sponsor; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate 2021 Dogie Days and commend the | ||
| members of the Dumas Noon Lions Club for their dedicated efforts; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Dumas Noon Lions Club as an expression of high | ||
| regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Price | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1673 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 29, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
