Bill Text: TX SR344 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Young Women's Alliance on the occasion of its 30th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-23 - Reported enrolled [SR344 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR344-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Young Women's Alliance is celebrating its 30th | ||
| anniversary in 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established in Austin in 1993, the organization | ||
| was founded by some 20 young professional women who gathered | ||
| regularly to network and exchange ideas and information | ||
| concerning their business endeavors; the group grew in number, | ||
| and in 1995, members wrote bylaws, incorporated as a nonprofit | ||
| corporation under the name Win2, and formed a board of directors | ||
| and an advisory council; the following year, the board officially | ||
| changed the name of the organization to the Young Women's | ||
| Alliance; and | ||
| WHEREAS, YWA has grown to include more than 500 women from | ||
| many different industries and backgrounds; the alliance provides | ||
| its members with a wide range of educational programs, as well as | ||
| professional development and leadership opportunities; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since 2011, YWA has awarded over $200,000 in | ||
| scholarships to women in need and given more than $60,000 in | ||
| community grants to local nonprofit partners; its members have | ||
| collectively volunteered over 13,000 hours at various events and | ||
| have established nearly 400 mutually beneficial mentoring | ||
| relationships; moreover, the organization has empowered upwards | ||
| of 135 young women to lead, through its entirely volunteer-based | ||
| board of directors; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For three decades, this outstanding | ||
| organization has supported many young women in their quest to | ||
| achieve their full potential, and it is indeed a pleasure to | ||
| recognize the alliance at this special time in its history; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commemorate the 30th anniversary of the | ||
| Young Women's Alliance and extend to its members 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 | ||
| from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Eckhardt | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 23, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
