Bill Text: TX HR2631 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the Leo Club at Goose Creek Memorial High School on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Lions Clubs International.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-31 - Reported enrolled [HR2631 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2631-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2631 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Lions Clubs International is celebrating the 100th | ||
| anniversary of its founding in 2017, and this occasion provides an | ||
| ideal opportunity to honor the Leo Club at Goose Creek Memorial High | ||
| School for its good works; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established in 1917 by Melvin Jones as the | ||
| Association of Lions Clubs, the community service organization held | ||
| its first national convention that year in Dallas, with 12 of the 23 | ||
| participating clubs hailing from Texas; the Lions adopted a prime | ||
| mission a decade later when Helen Keller urged them to become | ||
| "Knights of the Blind"; through the years, the organization has | ||
| undertaken numerous initiatives benefiting the visually impaired | ||
| while also carrying out many other humanitarian efforts; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Lions of Texas have dedicated themselves to | ||
| supporting such national programs as Sight for Kids, which has | ||
| provided nearly 20 million screenings, and SightFirst, which raises | ||
| funds for cataract operations and for programs to fight the other | ||
| major causes of blindness; in addition, Texas Lions have introduced | ||
| a number of effective initiatives, among them Journey for Sight and | ||
| the Juvenile Diabetes Program; the Midland Lions became the first | ||
| regional recycling center for collecting glasses to send abroad to | ||
| those in need, and the Lions of Texas have formed five eye banks to | ||
| assist in the collection and distribution of corneas for | ||
| transplantation and medical research; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since 1949, the Texas Lions Camp has welcomed | ||
| approximately 70,000 children with physical disabilities and | ||
| diabetes, providing horseback riding, swimming, campouts, and | ||
| other outdoor activities; the Lions of Texas also support disaster | ||
| relief, antidrug campaigns, and vaccination programs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Many Texas Lions have served in key leadership roles | ||
| with the parent organization, which today has 1.4 million members | ||
| in over 200 locations around the world; Lions Clubs International | ||
| was named the top nongovernmental agency in the world by the United | ||
| Nations in 2012; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Embodying the motto "We Serve," which has guided | ||
| Lions Clubs International for more than four decades, the members | ||
| of the Leo Club at Goose Creek Memorial High School have made a | ||
| lasting, positive impact in their community and beyond, and they | ||
| are truly deserving of special recognition in this centennial year; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor the Leo Club at Goose Creek Memorial High | ||
| School on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of | ||
| Lions Clubs International and extend to its members sincere best | ||
| wishes for continued success in their important endeavors; and, be | ||
| it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Leo Club at Goose Creek Memorial High School as an | ||
| expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Cain | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2631 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 28, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
