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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 2015 class of Leadership Montgomery County is |
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initiating its class project, Keep US Fed Montgomery County, with a |
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ribbon-cutting ceremony in The Woodlands on May 26, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, A joint project of several area chambers of |
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commerce, Leadership Montgomery County is dedicated to training and |
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empowering current and future leaders of Montgomery County through |
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mentorship and a series of educational forums; each class |
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undertakes a project to benefit the community, and this year's |
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project is Keep US Fed Montgomery County, which will work to fight |
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hunger in the area; and |
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WHEREAS, Food insecurity affects one in seven people in the |
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United States, and 30 percent of the nation's food ends up in |
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landfills; Keep US Fed Montgomery County will work to alleviate |
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both those problems by collecting good food that would otherwise be |
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discarded by commercial kitchens and distributing it to charities |
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that serve hungry people in need; and |
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WHEREAS, This worthwhile effort is inspired by the Keep |
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Austin Fed program, which has been doing similar work in Austin |
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since 2004; Leadership Montgomery County is creating its own |
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version in partnership with the Homeless Coalition of Montgomery |
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County, which will continue the program after the LMC Class of 2015 |
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graduates; and |
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WHEREAS, Through this innovative and compassionate project, |
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the 2015 class of Leadership Montgomery County is helping to create |
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more secure and healthy lives for county citizens, working to |
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protect the environment, and establishing opportunities for |
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community service that will help participants meet the challenges |
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and opportunities of the future; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the Leadership Montgomery County Class |
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of 2015 for the launch of Keep US Fed Montgomery County and extend |
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to members of the class sincere best wishes for great success with |
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the project; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Leadership Montgomery County Class of 2015 as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Metcalf |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2856 was adopted by the House on May |
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20, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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