Bill Text: TX HR354 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Navidad En El Barrio on its 30th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-17 - Reported enrolled [HR354 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR354-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 354 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Navidad En El Barrio of Houston is celebrating its | ||
| 30th anniversary in 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since 1987, Navidad En El Barrio has hosted events | ||
| designed to bring joy to those in need; its premier event, the | ||
| Christmas Program, is a holiday party for children from Title I | ||
| schools; students from low-income families receive gifts as well as | ||
| books and healthy food, and an essay contest provides the | ||
| opportunity to win such prizes as bicycles and gift cards; at the | ||
| same time, by bringing a canned good for donation to a local food | ||
| pantry, youngsters learn that they, too, can make a positive | ||
| difference; and | ||
| WHEREAS, More than 10,000 presents are distributed on the day | ||
| of the party; in addition, area youth provide entertainment, which | ||
| shows smaller children what they might achieve by honing their own | ||
| talents; after an appearance by Pancho Claus, Santa Claus rides in | ||
| on a motorcycle, escorted by members of the Houston Police | ||
| Department Officers Riding Club, who help boys and girls develop a | ||
| friendly rapport with law enforcement; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Expanding its outreach, NEEB has implemented a | ||
| number of other programs, among them a party for children whose | ||
| mothers are incarcerated at the Harris County Jail and a dance | ||
| competition with lunch and door prizes for some 400 senior | ||
| citizens; it also takes at-risk teens to the Houston Livestock Show | ||
| and Rodeo and treats them to a holiday party where each guest | ||
| receives books and a substantial gift card; moreover, it sponsors a | ||
| college scholarship to encourage academic achievement among eighth | ||
| graders, who can qualify for an additional $500 grant every year | ||
| until they reach a total of $2,500 at graduation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Navidad En El Barrio has benefited a host of Houston | ||
| residents over the past three decades, and it is indeed a pleasure | ||
| to recognize this noteworthy organization as it celebrates this | ||
| significant milestone in its history; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Navidad En El | ||
| Barrio on its 30th anniversary and extend to the organization | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued success; 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. | ||
| Hernandez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 354 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
