Bill Text: TX HR259 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 90th anniversary of the United Way of El Paso County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-26 - Reported enrolled [HR259 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR259-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 259 |
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WHEREAS, United Way of El Paso County is celebrating 90 years | ||
of meaningful service to the community; and | ||
WHEREAS, Organized by members of the Kiwanis Club, United Way | ||
of El Paso County was chartered in 1923 as the El Paso Community | ||
Chest to consolidate the fund-raising efforts of local charitable | ||
groups; that same year, in the first community-wide fund-raising | ||
endeavor in city history, the group initiated a one-week campaign | ||
to collect $150,000 for various humanitarian projects; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1957, the Community Chest became the United Fund | ||
of El Paso and El Paso County, which was restructured to make | ||
donors, rather than charitable agencies, members of the | ||
corporation; further change came in 1976, when the organization | ||
adopted its current name and broadened its function to include | ||
planning projects and allocating funds; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, United Way of El Paso County is governed by | ||
board members that include community volunteers as well as | ||
representatives from the business, labor, and education sectors; | ||
evolving economic and social conditions of the last decade have led | ||
to a more targeted approach to improving the quality of life of | ||
residents, with education, income, and basic needs now forming the | ||
core of its mission; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the past nine decades, countless area Texans | ||
have benefited from the programs and opportunities provided by | ||
United Way of El Paso County, and it is indeed a pleasure to | ||
recognize the organization on the occasion of this milestone year; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 90th | ||
anniversary of the United Way of El Paso County and commend the many | ||
donors, supporters, and volunteers who have contributed to its | ||
impressive record of community impact; 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. | ||
Marquez | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 259 was adopted by the House on June | ||
25, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||