Bill Text: TX HR259 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 90th anniversary of the United Way of El Paso County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-26 - Reported enrolled [HR259 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR259-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 259 | ||
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| WHEREAS, United Way of El Paso County is celebrating 90 years | ||
| of meaningful service to the community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Organized by members of the Kiwanis Club, United Way | ||
| of El Paso County was chartered in 1923 as the El Paso Community | ||
| Chest to consolidate the fund-raising efforts of local charitable | ||
| groups; that same year, in the first community-wide fund-raising | ||
| endeavor in city history, the group initiated a one-week campaign | ||
| to collect $150,000 for various humanitarian projects; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1957, the Community Chest became the United Fund | ||
| of El Paso and El Paso County, which was restructured to make | ||
| donors, rather than charitable agencies, members of the | ||
| corporation; further change came in 1976, when the organization | ||
| adopted its current name and broadened its function to include | ||
| planning projects and allocating funds; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, United Way of El Paso County is governed by | ||
| board members that include community volunteers as well as | ||
| representatives from the business, labor, and education sectors; | ||
| evolving economic and social conditions of the last decade have led | ||
| to a more targeted approach to improving the quality of life of | ||
| residents, with education, income, and basic needs now forming the | ||
| core of its mission; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the past nine decades, countless area Texans | ||
| have benefited from the programs and opportunities provided by | ||
| United Way of El Paso County, and it is indeed a pleasure to | ||
| recognize the organization on the occasion of this milestone year; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 90th | ||
| anniversary of the United Way of El Paso County and commend the many | ||
| donors, supporters, and volunteers who have contributed to its | ||
| impressive record of community impact; 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. | ||
| Marquez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 259 was adopted by the House on June | ||
| 25, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
