Bill Text: TX SR99 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Mercy Ships on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-30 - Reported enrolled [SR99 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR99-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, For 40 years, Mercy Ships has sailed across the | ||
| world to help people in developing nations without access to | ||
| safe, affordable medical care; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Founded in 1978 by Don and Deyon Stephens, the | ||
| faith-based charity uses state-of-the-art hospital ships that | ||
| are crewed by hundreds of volunteers, including surgeons, | ||
| dentists, nurses, health care trainers, and teachers; due to the | ||
| fact that more than half of the world's population lives within | ||
| 100 miles of a coast, the organization's ships are able to reach | ||
| thousands of people and perform a variety of onboard procedures, | ||
| which include dental, plastic reconstructive, maxillofacial, | ||
| eye, and orthopedic surgery; often, these surgical interventions | ||
| have a profound impact in the lives of patients, whose conditions | ||
| may have previously left them unable to find work and socially | ||
| isolated in their communities; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since its inception, volunteers with Mercy Ships | ||
| have carried out more than 95,000 surgeries, and the organization | ||
| has provided services and materials that are valued at over $1.53 | ||
| billion; its hospital ships have visited close to 600 ports over | ||
| the past four decades, and its current vessel, Africa Mercy, | ||
| boasts a greater capacity than all prior ships combined; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The many caring volunteers of Mercy Ships have | ||
| brought hope and healing to those in need, and in so doing they | ||
| have transformed the lives of countless people across the globe; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate Mercy Ships on its 40th | ||
| anniversary and extend to all those involved with this remarkable | ||
| organization sincere best wishes for continued success with | ||
| their important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mercy Ships as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on January 30, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
