Bill Text: TX SR4 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Lions of Texas on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Lions Clubs International.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-01 - Reported enrolled [SR4 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR4-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Lions Clubs International is celebrating the | ||
100th anniversary of its founding in 2017, and this occasion | ||
provides an ideal opportunity to honor the Lions of Texas for | ||
their good works; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established in 1917 by Melvin Jones as the | ||
Association of Lions Clubs, the community service organization | ||
held its first national convention that year in Dallas, with 12 | ||
of the 23 participating clubs hailing from Texas; the Lions | ||
adopted a prime mission a decade later when Helen Keller urged | ||
them to become "Knights of the Blind"; through the years, the | ||
organization has undertaken numerous initiatives benefiting the | ||
visually impaired while also carrying out many other | ||
humanitarian efforts; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Lions of Texas have dedicated themselves to | ||
supporting such national programs as Sight for Kids, which has | ||
provided nearly 20 million screenings, and SightFirst, which | ||
raises funds for cataract operations and for programs to fight | ||
the other major causes of blindness; in addition, Texas Lions | ||
have introduced a number of effective initiatives, among them | ||
Journey for Sight and the Juvenile Diabetes Program; the Midland | ||
Lions became the first regional recycling center for collecting | ||
glasses to send abroad to those in need, and the Lions of Texas | ||
have formed five eye banks to assist in the collection and | ||
distribution of corneas for transplantation and medical | ||
research; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since 1949, the Texas Lions Camp has welcomed | ||
approximately70,000childrenwithphysicaldisabilitiesand | ||
diabetes, providing horseback riding, swimming, campouts, and | ||
other outdoor activities; the Lions of Texas also support disaster | ||
relief, anti-drug campaigns, and vaccination programs; and | ||
WHEREAS, Many Texas Lions have served in key leadership | ||
roles with the parent organization, which today has 1.4 million | ||
members in over 200 locations around the world; Lions Clubs | ||
International was named the top nongovernmental agency in the | ||
world by the United Nations in 2012; and | ||
WHEREAS, Embodying the motto "We Serve," which has guided | ||
Lions Clubs International for more than four decades, the members | ||
of the Lions of Texas have made a lasting, positive impact across | ||
the state and beyond, and they are truly deserving of special | ||
recognition in this centennial year; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
Legislature, hereby honor the Lions of Texas on the occasion of | ||
the 100th anniversary of the founding of Lions Clubs International | ||
and extend to the members sincere best wishes for continued | ||
success in their important endeavors; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the | ||
Lions of Texas as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
Burton | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 1, 2017. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |