Bill Text: TX HR99 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Amarillo Wesley Community Center.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-08 - Reported enrolled [HR99 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR99-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 99 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Amarillo Wesley Community Center is celebrating | ||
| its 70th anniversary in 2021, and this is a fine opportunity to pay | ||
| tribute to the nonprofit's outstanding contributions to the | ||
| community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The center was first established in 1951 and | ||
| incorporated in 1972; in its early years, Maria Fields and a group | ||
| of women volunteers from Polk Street United Methodist Church | ||
| offered classes in English as a second language, sewing, and arts | ||
| and crafts, as well as athletic programs for young people and day | ||
| care services for children; the center continued to grow under the | ||
| leadership of executive directors Jacinto Alderete, who served for | ||
| 32 years, and Belinda Gonzalez Taylor, who served for 15 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, the center offers a wide variety of services | ||
| for area residents of all ages, including therapy services for | ||
| individuals, married couples, and families; its children's | ||
| programs include day care, an after school program, and a summer | ||
| camp, while teens may take advantage of the "Behind the Scenes" | ||
| Modeling and Mentoring Program and Wesley Club Wrestling; | ||
| opportunities for senior citizens include field trips, potluck | ||
| meals, a sewing club, games, and exercise activities; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The day-to-day functions of the center are overseen | ||
| by executive director Liz Rason Alaniz and her staff, which | ||
| includes CCS/ECDC billing manager Larisa Olvera, finance director | ||
| Christina Hamilton, financial operations manager Sonia Sanchez, | ||
| billing and grants manager Flavia Erives, fund development manager | ||
| Jennifer Steele, youth development director Brenda Fernandez, | ||
| senior citizens director Karla DeSantiago, mental health director | ||
| Leticia Ruiz, and children's program director Lucinda Frausto; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The center also benefits from the oversight of its | ||
| board of directors, led by president Dixie Surratt, treasurer | ||
| Walter Webb, and secretary Pam Zwickey, with the contributions of | ||
| board members the Reverend Paul Bauernfeind, Jerry Branch, Cole | ||
| Fjetland, Javier Herrera, Jordan Herrera, Tomas Jaramillo, Robert | ||
| Ruiz, Manny de Los Santos, Adam Stone, Joe Dan Wilson, and Patricia | ||
| Thomson; the center's Foundation Board is led by president Daniel | ||
| Martinez and includes members Ernesto Sanchez, Isabel Ramon, Abe | ||
| Lopez, George Veloz, Richard Gower, Todd Wetsel, and liaison Walter | ||
| Webb; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the past seven decades, the Amarillo Wesley | ||
| Community Center has made a positive difference in the lives of | ||
| countless individuals and families, and its longevity is a tribute | ||
| to the dedication of its leadership and staff, past and present; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 70th | ||
| anniversary of the Amarillo Wesley Community Center and extend to | ||
| all those associated with the center sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued success in their important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Amarillo Wesley Community Center as an expression | ||
| of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Price | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 99 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 30, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
