Bill Text: TX HR1908 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the Cheyanna's Champions-4-Children organization for its Austin to Boston Campaign.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-16 - Reported enrolled [HR1908 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR1908-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1908 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Cheyanna's Champions-4-Children organization | ||
| completed its Austin to Boston Campaign in April 2013 to benefit | ||
| youngsters suffering from rare, undiagnosed, or acute medical | ||
| conditions; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Founded by Talaya Frazier of Austin, Cheyanna's | ||
| Champions-4-Children provides a support team for children with | ||
| these particularly challenging types of illnesses; the group was | ||
| named in honor of Ms. Frazier's daughter, whose rare condition went | ||
| undiagnosed for several years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Champions-4-Children offers opportunities for | ||
| social interaction to families who are striving to surmount similar | ||
| obstacles, and it helps them to access research studies that focus | ||
| on the undiagnosed and rare conditions that are affecting their | ||
| children; life-coaching and nutritional-counseling volunteers also | ||
| engage with families, and in times of crisis, the organization even | ||
| helps those in need with meal preparation, housekeeping, and other | ||
| daily tasks; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In an effort to provide young patients with hope and | ||
| inspiration, the organization arranges sponsorships in which | ||
| athletes compete in running events to honor specific children who | ||
| are struggling with illness; the Austin to Boston Campaign featured | ||
| 10 runners who first completed the Austin Marathon in February 2013 | ||
| and then ran the Boston Marathon in April; they included Talaya | ||
| Frazier, Joe Berti, Paul Carmona, Desiree Ficker, David Garza, | ||
| Maria Groten, Matt Harmatuk, Laci Jones, Thomas O'Connor, and Tara | ||
| Williams; they dedicated their races to Gandhi Angeles, Caleb | ||
| Durden, Joshua Edmondson, Drew Huneycutt, Garrison McAfee, | ||
| Torrence McClead, Mia Nieto, Kayleigh Northington, Christian | ||
| Tamez, and Carter Wagner; and | ||
| WHEREAS, These athletes experienced the tragedy that cast a | ||
| shadow over the Boston Marathon this year, but all returned safely | ||
| home to Texas; at a special ceremony, the athletes presented their | ||
| race medals from both events to the youngsters they teamed with as | ||
| symbols of faith in the ability to overcome obstacles; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Cheyanna's Champions-4-Children has worked | ||
| diligently to give comfort and hope to young people who are coping | ||
| with difficult medical conditions, and its Austin to Boston | ||
| Campaign is an inspiring example of the good that can be | ||
| accomplished by caring citizens; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Cheyanna's Champions-4-Children on its | ||
| Austin to Boston Campaign and extend sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued success to all those associated with this noteworthy | ||
| organization; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Cheyanna's Champions-4-Children as an expression of | ||
| high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Workman | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1908 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 15, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
