Bill Text: TX SR852 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Mary McLeod Bethune Day Nursery, Incorporated, for 75 years of service to the Corpus Christi community.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-23 - Reported enrolled [SR852 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR852-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
recognize the Mary McLeod Bethune Day Nursery, Incorporated, | ||
which is celebrating 75 years of service in 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, The nursery was founded by a group of concerned | ||
citizens in Corpus Christi in 1942 and has provided excellent day | ||
care for children throughout its history; and | ||
WHEREAS, The need for such a facility was recognized by | ||
Mrs. Bernice Leonard and the Reverend B. E. Joshua, who met late in | ||
1941 with other interested parents to discuss establishing a day care, | ||
having learned that more than 200 children in the city were being | ||
cared for by older brothers and sisters who were unable to attend | ||
school because their parents were working away from the home; and | ||
WHEREAS, A small frame house was purchased and cleaned by | ||
volunteers, and the center was named for Mary McLeod Bethune, a | ||
black educator who founded Bethune-Cookman College, helped form | ||
the National Council of Negro Women, and served as a coordinator | ||
for Negro Youth of America and as an advisor to three presidents; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mary McLeod Bethune Day Nursery was incorporated | ||
on February 9, 1942; with donations of money, food, and milk from | ||
churches, clubs, and concerned citizens, volunteers began | ||
helping to care for the children; and | ||
WHEREAS, As enrollment increased, additional funds became | ||
necessary, and in January of 1943, Bethune Day Nursery became one | ||
of the first participating agencies of the Community Chest; the | ||
Texas Department of Welfare granted additional funding in 1953 | ||
for the 64 children ranging in age from two to six years; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the years, and through the generosity of | ||
numerous individuals, foundations, corporations, civic | ||
organizations, and volunteers, the nursery has grown and | ||
expanded its facilities to meet the needs of the community; and | ||
WHEREAS, The citizens of Corpus Christi have provided the | ||
working parents of their city with an outstanding nursery that | ||
has allowed family members to pursue their education, hold jobs, | ||
and improve their standard of living; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
Legislature, hereby commend the Mary McLeod Bethune Day Nursery, | ||
Incorporated, on 75 years of outstanding service to the Corpus | ||
Christi community; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the | ||
nursery in honor of its 75th anniversary. | ||
Hinojosa | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 23, 2017. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |