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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For more than four decades, the Friends of the |
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Rockwall County Library organization has been the major advocate |
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for the library and for the readers of Rockwall County; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1972, Friends of the Rockwall County |
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Library provides supplemental financial support to the Rockwall |
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County Library and works to increase awareness of the institution's |
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programs and services; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, the group has raised money with its |
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Lunch Basket program and special events and from donations by its |
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business partners; the funds have gone to ensure the continuation |
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of existing programs and to purchase additional books, materials, |
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and equipment not covered by the county budget; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 2000, Friends has led the effort to finance |
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and build a new county library building, and it has been the leading |
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financial supporter of classes in GED, adult literacy, citizenship |
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test preparation, and English as a Second Language (ESL); the |
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organization has also purchased two new children's learning |
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computers, a portable sound system, and a new white board, and it |
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has contributed funds toward the expansion of the Large Print |
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collection and toward the Summer Reading program, which reaches |
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some 2,800 children, teens, and adults; and |
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WHEREAS, Thanks in large part to the volunteers of the |
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Friends of the Rockwall County Library over the past 43 years, the |
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library in Rockwall County continues to thrive as a source of |
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education, inspiration, and entertainment for its community; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the work of Friends of the Rockwall |
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Library and extend to the group's officers and volunteers sincere |
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best wishes for continued success with their important work; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Friends of the Rockwall County Library as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |