Governor Rick Perry & Doug Stringer of SCA at 2009 Texas State of the State Address

On January 27, 2009, during the State of the State of Texas Address, Governor Rick Perry recognized Doug Stringer and Somebody Cares America for the outstanding Disaster Relief Work during Hurricane Ike.

Transcript:

"We saw that mindset portrayed in our states remarkable response to three hurricanes this past year.

Those catastrophic storms affected millions of Texans, including people sitting here today, like Senator Mike Jackson and Representative Craig Eiland, whose homes were damaged by Ike, and their peers from the Valley who have worked so hard to help their districts recover.

Once the storms passed, we saw neighbors helping neighbors, volunteers with chainsaws clearing debris, and charitable organizations working round the clock to help their fellow Texans.

One of those groups was Somebody Cares America, a Houston-based group whose volunteers worked tirelessly to bring thousands of meals and even hot showers to Texans whose lives were turned upside down by Hurricane Ike.

Joining us today is the leader of this organization, Dr. Doug Stringer. Please join me in recognizing his leadership. Dougs group and countless others like them showed the world how Texans respond to a crisis: we roll up our sleeves; we make tough choices, and put people first.

As leaders and Texans, its our turn to demonstrate those same qualities..."

For more information, please visit http://www.somebodycares.org/

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