Bill Text: TX HR84 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Ronald McDonald House of Amarillo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-02 - Reported enrolled [HR84 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR84-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 84 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Ronald McDonald House of Amarillo is celebrating | ||
| the 40th anniversary of its founding in 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Recognizing the need for the parents of hospitalized | ||
| children to stay close during treatment, the first Ronald McDonald | ||
| House was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1974; Ronald | ||
| McDonald House Charities has since established more than 380 Ronald | ||
| McDonald House programs around the world and provides more than | ||
| 2.2 million overnight stays each year, saving families some | ||
| $611 million in lodging and meals; it has further expanded its | ||
| services through its Family Rooms on site at hospitals as well as | ||
| its Care Mobile programs, which provide essential medical and | ||
| dental care to underserved communities; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An independent, nonprofit charity, the Ronald | ||
| McDonald House of Amarillo opened its doors in 1983; initially | ||
| seeking to support families from the Texas Panhandle and | ||
| surrounding area, the facility has also served families from nearby | ||
| states, including New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas, and those from | ||
| as far away as Canada and Australia; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2021, the original building was replaced with a | ||
| new, state-of-the-art facility, which encompasses 12 guest suites | ||
| with private bathrooms as well as a communal kitchen, a laundry | ||
| room, and four play areas; families are welcome to stay for the | ||
| length of their child's treatment, at no cost to them, and they can | ||
| rest and recharge at the Ronald McDonald Family Room on the | ||
| pediatric floor of Northwest Texas Healthcare System; they also | ||
| receive help transitioning back to normal life when they return | ||
| home; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to supporting the families residing at | ||
| the house, the staff and volunteers of Ronald McDonald House | ||
| Charities take toys to children at Northwest Texas Healthcare | ||
| System and BSA Hospital; and | ||
| WHEREAS, True to its mission, the Ronald McDonald House of | ||
| Amarillo has made a lasting and positive difference in the lives of | ||
| countless children and their families, and it is indeed a pleasure | ||
| to honor the organization on this special milestone in its history; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 40th | ||
| anniversary of the Ronald McDonald House of Amarillo and extend to | ||
| all those associated with the organization sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued success with their important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Ronald McDonald House of Amarillo as an expression | ||
| of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Price | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 84 was adopted by the House on | ||
| November 1, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
