Bill Text: TX HR213 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Dallas Everest Lions Club for its service to the community.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-08 - Reported enrolled [HR213 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR213-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 213 | ||
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| WHEREAS, For nearly two decades, members of the Dallas | ||
| Everest Lions Club have made important contributions to their | ||
| community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established in 2003, the Dallas Everest Lions Club | ||
| is the first predominantly Nepalese Lions Club chapter in the | ||
| country, and over the years, the group has become a platform for | ||
| networking and cultural exchange with the wider community; today, | ||
| the club boasts 108 active members, several of whom have held | ||
| leadership roles at the district level of the organization; in | ||
| addition, DELC has helped to establish a number of other Lions Club | ||
| chapters in the Dallas area and beyond; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The members of DELC take part in a variety of | ||
| activities benefiting their community, including holding regular | ||
| health fairs to screen for diabetes, hypertension, and obesity, | ||
| environmental cleanup projects, food drives, cultural events, and | ||
| youth tutoring programs; moreover, the group provides free | ||
| eyeglasses to school children and needy adults as well as | ||
| scholarships and disaster assistance around the world; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since its inception, the Dallas Everest Lions Club | ||
| has played a vital role in the community, and its members' | ||
| willingness to give of their time and talents sets an outstanding | ||
| example of civic engagement; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend the Dallas Everest Lions Club for its | ||
| many years of service and extend to all those associated with the | ||
| group 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. | ||
| Meza | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 213 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 8, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
