Bill Text: TX HR1629 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring the Friends of Westbury High School Foundation on the occasion of its annual gala and fund-raiser.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-04-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1629 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR1629-Introduced.html

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85R24998 CJM-D
By: Thierry H.R. No. 1629

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Friends of Westbury High School Foundation is
holding its annual Evening with Westbury Stars gala at the BraeBurn
Country Club in Houston on April 29, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Established in 1992, the organization is an
all-volunteer coalition of Westbury High School alumni and area
citizens; the group's members contribute to the school by
participating in mentoring programs, serving on school committees,
and supporting campus landscaping and other improvement projects;
the organization also provides grants to faculty members for
seminars, workshops, and other enrichment programs, and it has
awarded more than $200,000 in scholarships to deserving Westbury
students over the past two decades; and
WHEREAS, The foundation's Evening with Westbury Stars gala
features a banquet and silent auction fund-raiser, and the event
also offers an opportunity to formally honor distinguished alumni,
faculty, and community members as well as the Westbury seniors who
are being presented with scholarships; and
WHEREAS, The education of young Texans is of great importance
to the future of our state, and the members of the Friends of
Westbury High School Foundation are helping the school's students
to reach their full potential and to become engaged and productive
members of their community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby honor the Friends of Westbury High School
Foundation on the occasion of its annual gala and fund-raiser and
extend to all those in attendance sincere best wishes for an
enjoyable and memorable event; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the foundation as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.