Bill Text: TX SR8 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Community Council of Greater Dallas on the occasion of its 80th anniversary.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-09 - Reported enrolled [SR8 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR8-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Community Council of Greater Dallas 80th | ||
| anniversary gala is taking place on November 9, 2023, at the Arts | ||
| District Mansion in Dallas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established in 1943, CCGD identifies services that | ||
| are needed in the community, assesses how they could be delivered, | ||
| and implements action plans with its member agencies and public | ||
| sector resources; tackling critical issues such as juvenile | ||
| delinquency and welfare, the elderly, public health, daycare, and | ||
| legislative advocacy, the organization advances its mission | ||
| through fact-based research and by deploying volunteers, | ||
| incubating new services and agencies, expanding government | ||
| programs, initiating collaborative work, and delivering selected | ||
| direct services; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through the years, the council has been integral | ||
| in the creation of several social services, including the | ||
| Dallas Family Court, the Dallas County Juvenile Department, | ||
| the Dallas Area Agency on Aging, the Dallas Community Action | ||
| Agency, the Greater Dallas Community Relations Commission, | ||
| Head Start of Greater Dallas, the Callier Center for | ||
| Communication Disorders, the Volunteer Center of North Texas, | ||
| the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center, Community Dental | ||
| Care, the Dallas Association of Services to the Homeless, AIDS | ||
| Arms, Inc., The Concilio, Lemmon Avenue Bridge, Youth and | ||
| Family Centers, and the Gleaning Network; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The theme for this year's gala is inspired by the | ||
| Mahatma Gandhi quote, "be the change you wish to see in the world"; | ||
| the celebration will feature remarks by keynote speaker Dale | ||
| Hansen, the beloved news anchor who retired from WFAA after nearly | ||
| 40 years at the station; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For eight decades, the Community Council of | ||
| Greater Dallas has had an immeasurable impact in the lives of | ||
| countless area residents, and all those involved with the | ||
| organization are indeed deserving of recognition for their | ||
| invaluable contributions; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the | ||
| Community Council of Greater Dallas 80th anniversary gala and | ||
| extend to all those in attendance sincere best wishes for a | ||
| memorable and meaningful event; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard | ||
| from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Johnson, Parker, West | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on October 9, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
