Bill Text: TX SR344 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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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-Introduced.html
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-Introduced.html
88R18938 AMB-D | ||
By: Eckhardt | S.R. No. 344 |
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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 88th Texas 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 by the | ||
Texas Senate. |