Bill Text: TX HR283 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Just Kauz It's Right nonprofit initiative and its founder, Maricela De Leon, for assisting schoolchildren in the Rio Grande Valley.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-06 - Reported enrolled [HR283 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR283-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 283 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The "Just Kauz It's Right" nonprofit initiative is | ||
| making a positive difference in the lives of schoolchildren in the | ||
| Rio Grande Valley, and the program's founder, Maricela De Leon, is | ||
| deserving of commendation for her innovative efforts to help | ||
| others; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. De Leon decided in 2009 to assist students at San | ||
| Carlos Elementary School, which she had attended through the fifth | ||
| grade; located outside of Edinburg, the school serves many children | ||
| who may not have access to supplies, and Ms. De Leon set a goal of | ||
| providing needed back-to-school items to 100 students; with support | ||
| from family, friends, Walmart, colleagues in her university | ||
| graduate program, and Brenda Lee Huerta at Radio La Tremenda 1530 AM | ||
| in McAllen, Ms. De Leon succeeded in meeting her objective; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The following year, the project was expanded to | ||
| provide supplies to 200 children at San Carlos Elementary; in 2011, | ||
| Just Kauz It's Right has earned official nonprofit status, and | ||
| Ms. De Leon plans to conduct the third annual back-to-school | ||
| fund-raising drive, broadening the effort to encompass more than | ||
| 400 students at three local elementary schools; the nonprofit will | ||
| be managed by a board of directors, including Maribel Reyes, | ||
| Giselle Mireles, Victor Flores, Felicia Ramirez, Juan De Leon, Jr., | ||
| Lyna Campos, Erika Conde, and Rebecca Leah Villanueva; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This worthwhile endeavor has benefited numerous | ||
| residents of South Texas, and its founder, volunteers, and | ||
| contributors have demonstrated outstanding leadership and | ||
| dedication in helping to make it a success; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby recognize the Just Kauz | ||
| It's Right initiative and extend to Maricela De Leon and all those | ||
| associated with the project sincere best wishes for the future; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. De Leon as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Pena | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 283 was adopted by the House on June | ||
| 28, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
