RESO 2004-16 - Support H.E.A.R.T.S. Museum fundraising effortsRESOLUTION NO. 2004-16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, SUPPORTING
THE H.E.A.R.T.S. (Helping Every American Remember Through Serving) MUSEUM IN THEIR
FUNDRAISING EFFORTS.
WHEREAS
WHEREAS
WHEREAS
The H.E.A.R.T.S Veterans Museum of Texas came about through a sequence of events that
started on Veterans Day, November 11, 1994; and
A local antique store used one of their display windows to honor a local veteran, Brigadier
General Ray Lynch. Through the vision and hard work of co- founders, Charlie Davis and
Charlotte Oleinik, this museum has become one of the finest examples of a grassroots
organization of its kind, as well as a depository for military artifacts; and
Local veterans and their families as well as members of the community have supported this
museum with their time and money. Its historic preservation of local veterans and military
artifacts has evolved into a valuable resource to visitors, researchers, students, and the media
worldwide; and
WHEREAS Through this growth, a need for expansion has been recognized. Construction of a new building
is currently underway, adjacent to the Texas Prison Museum and the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice Sesquicentennial Monument and Plaza; and
WHEREAS Funding for the new building, which will cost roughly three million dollars, is generated through
a number of sources including gift shop sales, private donations, and various fundraising efforts;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, that:
The governing body of the City of Huntsville supports the H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum in its
fundraising efforts to establish a permanent site for the historic preservation of local veterans and
military artifacts to showcase the history and culture of Texas veterans, setting an example to the
United States on how much Americans value their war heroes and the people who served this
great nation.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this the 6th day of July 2004.
ATTEST:
Steph
ie Brim, Deputy City Secretary
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE
APPROVED AS TO F RM: