Bill Text: TX HR2032 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the Haltom City Senior Center on its 40th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2032 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2032-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2032 |
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WHEREAS, The Haltom City Senior Center is commemorating its | ||
40th year of operation in May 2017, and this occasion provides a | ||
fitting opportunity to recognize this outstanding community | ||
resource and those who have contributed to its success; and | ||
WHEREAS, Built with funds provided by the Federal Community | ||
Development Act, the Haltom City Senior Center opened on May 8, | ||
1977, under the oversight of Tarrant County; today, seniors from 16 | ||
different cities come to enjoy a variety of enriching activities, | ||
including arts, crafts, fitness, painting, tai chi, bingo, | ||
quilting, billiards, and computer classes, all of which are taught | ||
by senior volunteers; over 200 community partners sponsor events | ||
and entertainment for the center, and educational and safety | ||
presentations are hosted regularly by the Haltom City Police and | ||
Fire Departments and other organizations; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through a partnership with the Tarrant Area Food | ||
Bank and Father's Heart Ministry, the Haltom City Senior Center | ||
hosts monthly food distributions for area residents, and it serves | ||
as a congregate meal site, providing meals to an average of 89 | ||
visitors daily; as a recognized Benefits Enrollment Center, it also | ||
has a social worker on site to connect clients with housing, | ||
medication, and utility assistance benefits; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Haltom City Senior Center relies on the hard | ||
work of a number of staff and volunteers, and deserving of special | ||
recognition for her dedicated service is supervisor Bobbi Arthur, | ||
who celebrated her 24th anniversary with the center on April 30; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since its founding, the Haltom City Senior Center | ||
has encouraged older Texans in the area to maintain healthy | ||
lifestyles and enjoy fulfillment through fellowship and | ||
recreation, and it has made a positive and lasting difference in the | ||
Haltom City community and beyond; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor the Haltom City Senior Center on its 40th | ||
anniversary and extend to all those associated with the program | ||
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the center as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Klick | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2032 was adopted by the House on May | ||
25, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||