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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley in Pharr has |
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provided a valuable service to area residents for three decades; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1983 as the Pharr Area Food Pantry, |
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the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley was incorporated in 1986 and |
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now serves as a clearinghouse to distribute donated, purchased, and |
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prepared foods through a network of 230 partner agencies to 42,000 |
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residents per week in Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy Counties; one |
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of the largest food banks in the Lone Star State, it supplies an |
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average of 20 million pounds of food to people in the Rio Grande |
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Valley annually; and |
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WHEREAS, This nonprofit organization takes part in a number |
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of worthwhile initiatives as a member of the Texas Food Bank Network |
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and Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger relief |
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organization; moreover, it participates in Feeding America's Kids |
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Cafe program, which helps ensure that children have access to |
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nutritious foods; and |
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WHEREAS, The food bank further serves the wider community |
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through its Our School Tools program, which provides school |
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supplies for students at more than 50 elementary schools in the |
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area; it also works to educate families on the health advantages of |
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fresh foods through its Healthy Living Program as well as its Valley |
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Garden Project; and |
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WHEREAS, With the worthy goal of alleviating hunger, the Food |
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Bank of the Rio Grande Valley makes immeasurable contributions to |
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the people of South Texas, and it indeed merits special recognition |
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for its achievements and service; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley and |
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extend to all those associated with the organization sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley as an expression |
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of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |