Bill Text: TX HR261 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Bellaire MENS Club.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-06 - Reported enrolled [HR261 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR261-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 261 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Members of the Bellaire MENS Club are celebrating | ||
| the 10th anniversary of their organization's founding throughout | ||
| 2011; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Open to young men in their junior or senior year of | ||
| high school, the Bellaire MENS Club was established as a | ||
| philanthropic service organization on January 22, 2001; members of | ||
| the nonprofit group have taken part in a wide variety of charitable | ||
| activities to benefit residents of southwestern Houston; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Participants in the many initiatives of the BMC | ||
| learn valuable business and organizational skills while assisting | ||
| worthy causes; each year, the group donates more than 1,500 pounds | ||
| of food to the Houston Food Bank, and its service projects include a | ||
| car wash that collects donations of canned goods from customers; | ||
| the annual BMC Battle of the Bands Charity Concert typically draws | ||
| more than 1,000 students, family members, and citizens from all | ||
| over Houston and has raised nearly $12,000 for such charities as | ||
| Child Advocates, the Star of Hope Mission, and the Wounded Warrior | ||
| Project; in addition, the BMC conducts an annual toy drive in behalf | ||
| of the Gabriela Mistral Center for Early Childhood and has hosted a | ||
| senior prom for the residents of the Seven Acres/Medallion | ||
| retirement home, among other endeavors; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the past decade, thousands of members of the | ||
| Bellaire MENS Club have gained an appreciation for the value of | ||
| community service while making a positive impact in the lives of | ||
| others, and it is indeed fitting to recognize the noteworthy | ||
| contributions of this outstanding organization at this time; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 10th | ||
| anniversary of the establishment of the Bellaire MENS Club and | ||
| extend sincere best wishes for continued success to all those | ||
| associated with the group; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Bellaire MENS Club as an expression of high regard | ||
| by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| S. Davis of Harris | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 261 was adopted by the House on June | ||
| 28, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
