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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, ChildSafe is launching its Cardboard Kids campaign |
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in Del Rio on April 7, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, A community-wide program, Cardboard Kids was |
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established to heighten awareness about child abuse and neglect; |
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individuals, civic groups, schools, and businesses can join in this |
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effort by decorating and displaying two-foot-tall cardboard |
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cutouts of children, which represent abused and neglected children |
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in the community; and |
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WHEREAS, Thousands of Cardboard Kids were distributed in |
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2016; during this year's observance, sponsored by Valero Energy |
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Foundation, participants will take their cutout to prominent |
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locations, and they can also share photos on social media to begin |
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conversations about this urgent matter; and |
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WHEREAS, Across the country, five children die of abuse every |
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day; as a children's advocacy center, ChildSafe works to protect |
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the lives and well-being of youngsters who have been maltreated; it |
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provides a safe, child-friendly environment where law enforcement, |
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child protective services, prosecutors, and medical and mental |
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health professionals can share information and coordinate |
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strategies sensitive to the needs of each unique case and child; and |
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WHEREAS, Children are the Lone Star State's most precious |
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resource, and the Cardboard Kids initiative is helping to inform |
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and educate the public about an issue of critical importance; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the launch of the 2017 ChildSafe |
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Cardboard Kids campaign in Del Rio and extend to all those |
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participating in this important project sincere best wishes for a |
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successful program; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for ChildSafe as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |