Bill Text: TX HR1714 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the students of Lorena Middle School for raising more than $2,000 in the Pennies for Patients campaign benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-19 - Reported enrolled [HR1714 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1714-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1714 |
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WHEREAS, Students at Lorena Middle School raised more than | ||
$2,000 to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through the 2011 | ||
Pennies for Patients campaign; and | ||
WHEREAS, Pennies for Patients is a fund-raiser for the | ||
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society that supports research, services, and | ||
public health and professional education in the battle against | ||
blood cancers; the program gives students the opportunity to make a | ||
difference through teamwork, and since 1994, millions of dollars | ||
have been raised by elementary, middle, and high school students | ||
across the country; and | ||
WHEREAS, From January 17 to February 4, Lorena Middle School | ||
students took part in a friendly competition collecting spare | ||
change to donate to the worthy cause; students from English teacher | ||
Jenny Glaser's second-period class won first place for raising the | ||
most money for the campaign; and | ||
WHEREAS, By sharing their resources and working together for | ||
a common goal, Lorena Middle School students have contributed to | ||
the fight against cancer, and they are to be saluted for their | ||
outstanding efforts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate the students of Lorena Middle | ||
School for raising more than $2,000 in the Pennies for Patients | ||
campaign and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, | ||
be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Lorena Middle School as an expression of high regard by | ||
the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Anderson of McLennan | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1714 was adopted by the House on May | ||
12, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||