[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1430 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1430

 Honoring and saluting golf legend Juan Antonio ``Chi Chi'' Rodriguez 
   for his commitment to Latino youth programs of the Congressional 
                       Hispanic Caucus Institute.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 2010

Mr. Baca submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring and saluting golf legend Juan Antonio ``Chi Chi'' Rodriguez 
   for his commitment to Latino youth programs of the Congressional 
                       Hispanic Caucus Institute.

Whereas Juan Antonio ``Chi Chi'' Rodriguez taught himself how to play golf;
Whereas Rodriguez' strive for perfection, along with his uncompromising 
        sportsmanship, resulted in a lifetime 38 professional wins, including 8 
        PGA Tour wins and 22 Senior PGA Tour wins;
Whereas Rodriguez was the first Puerto Rican inducted into the World Golf Hall 
        of Fame and was elected to the World Humanitarian Sports Hall of Fame in 
        1994;
Whereas the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), the premier Latino 
        youth leadership development and educational organization in the United 
        States, honored Rodriguez with the CHCI Service Award for his ongoing 
        commitment to providing opportunities for Latino youth to succeed;
Whereas Rodriguez is a supporter of CHCI's Fiesta de Golf Scholarship Challenge, 
        and helped raise more than $824,000 for CHCI's Scholarship Awards 
        Program the past three years;
Whereas Rodriguez' efforts resulted in financial support for more than 430 
        scholarships over the past three years to help Latino youth to attend 
        institutions of higher education;
Whereas Rodriguez remains active with his own Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth 
        Foundation, which funds the Chi Chi Rodriguez Academy, whose mission is 
        to assist at-risk children by improving their self-esteem, character, 
        work ethic, social adjustment, and academic performance, using the golf 
        course as a living classroom;
Whereas Rodriguez has helped raise more than $4 million for his youth 
        foundation, which annually brings 600 children from Latino and non-
        Latino low-income families or broken homes to a municipal golf course to 
        learn responsibility and discipline by working at the various jobs in 
        golf;
Whereas the Chi Chi Rodriguez Academy's program is based on love and respect, 
        one that builds confidence, instills discipline and provides positive 
        educational experiences; and
Whereas the Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation has earned a number of awards, 
        including the National Golf Foundation Award for the Best Youth Program 
        in the United States in 1986, the Pinellas County Sports Salute XVIII 
        for working with youth in 1990, the 758th Point of Light in 1992, the 
        Gannett Company's USA Weekend Most Valuable Athlete Award in 1983, based 
        on an athlete's contribution, caring and commitment off the field, and 
        the Robie Award for Humanitarianism, presented by the Jackie Robinson 
        Foundation in 1996: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors and salutes Juan Antonio ``Chi Chi'' Rodriguez 
        for his contributions to the successful programs of the 
        Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute for Latino youth and 
        his lifelong leadership in shaping the lives of at-risk youth 
        who benefit from the generosity and devotion of the Chi Chi 
        Rodriguez Youth Foundation; and
            (2) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to 
        make available an enrolled copy of this resolution to the 
        Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute and to the Chi Chi 
        Rodriguez Youth Foundation.
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