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78S41366 KO-D
By: Baxter H.R. No. 268
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, In recognition of its outstanding service to the
community, Mobile Loaves and Fishes of Austin has received a
prestigious Governor's Volunteer Award for 2004; and
WHEREAS, The Governor's Volunteer Awards program has a
21-year tradition of honoring the state's most dedicated
volunteers; each year, only 13 award recipients are selected from
among hundreds of nominees throughout the state; and
WHEREAS, Created in 1999 by six volunteers who had a vision to
feed the hungry in Austin, Mobile Loaves and Fishes now is supported
by more than 4,000 volunteers, who raise money and provide food for
the poor and homeless; a remarkably fast-growing outreach program,
this nonprofit organization distributed 10,000 meals in Austin in
its first year and only four years later served nearly 100,000
people in Austin and San Antonio; in addition to food, Mobile Loaves
and Fishes provides clothing, toiletries, prayer cards, and
supplies; and
WHEREAS, Since its inception, Mobile Loaves and Fishes has
demonstrated a deep commitment to the communities it serves, and
its success in fulfilling its mission to bring food, clothing, and
dignity to people in need is indeed deserving of this special honor;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Mobile Loaves
and Fishes on its receipt of a 2004 Governor's Volunteer Award and
extend to all those associated with this fine organization deep
appreciation for the important service that they provide; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mobile Loaves and Fishes as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.