SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 612
	WHEREAS, The Daily Mile USA achieved a significant
	milestone on April 6, 2023, when the program reached an
	enrollment of one million participants; and
	WHEREAS, First introduced at a school in Scotland in 2012,
	the Daily Mile has since grown into a global initiative with more
	than three million children taking part all over the world,
	including one million American students across some 2,000
	schools and daycares throughout the country; the program
	encourages children to engage in 15 minutes of outdoor exercise
	during the school day, helping to improve their physical, mental,
	emotional, and social health, as well as their academic
	performance; and
	WHEREAS, The Daily Mile has received formal backing from
	the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Youth
	Sports Strategy, the Society of Health and Physical Educators,
	and the children's mental health charity Erika's Lighthouse; in
	addition, it has partnerships with such organizations as Special
	Olympics Unified Schools, Mentors Who Move, and Move to Live
	More; and
	WHEREAS, The initiative is sponsored by INEOS, a global
	chemical, manufacturing, and energy company, that also supports
	a wide range of charitable endeavors in the fields of health,
	education, and conservation; and
	WHEREAS, The Daily Mile USA is helping children across the
	nation to develop healthy habits that will benefit them
	throughout their lives, and the program is indeed deserving of
	special recognition; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
	Legislature, hereby congratulate The Daily Mile USA on reaching
	an enrollment of one million participants and extend to all those
	associated with the initiative sincere best wishes for continued
	success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
	prepared for The Daily Mile as an expression of high regard from
	the Texas Senate.
	Middleton
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		President of the Senate
		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on May 18, 2023.
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		Secretary of the Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate