H.R. No. 330

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Proud members of Feeding Texas are gathering in
	Austin to celebrate Texas Food Bank Day at the State Capitol on
	February 9, 2017; and
	WHEREAS, Established in 1986, the Feeding Texas network
	consists of 21 food banks that work through more than 3,000
	community agencies to reduce hunger and improve health in all 254
	Texas counties; and
	WHEREAS, To further these goals, the network has fostered
	many public-private partnerships, including the Texans Feeding
	Texans Surplus Agricultural Products Grant Program, which helps
	feed low-income families by offering incentives to growers to
	donate fresh produce that would otherwise be left in the field; this
	initiative offsets the costs of harvesting, packaging, and
	transportation and has resulted in the distribution of over 150
	million pounds of surplus produce across the state; and
	WHEREAS, Members of Feeding Texas have also established the
	"Feeding with Impact" partnership with the Texas Health and Human
	Services Commission, which seeks to improve the diets of low-income
	Texans by distributing fresh produce and offering nutrition
	education and obesity prevention services; and
	WHEREAS, Network members have partnered with the Texas Health
	and Human Services Commission to provide client education and
	application assistance for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance
	Program, greatly increasing the efficiency of the
	eligibility-determination process; Feeding Texas has also created
	the Second Chance program, which allows prison inmates to gain
	valuable work experience and certifications through volunteering
	at food banks; and
	WHEREAS, By facilitating the distribution of surplus food,
	raising awareness about good dietary practices, and helping to
	prevent obesity, Feeding Texas is reducing hunger and contributing
	greatly to the health and well-being of the people of Texas; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 9, 2017, as Texas Food Bank
	Day at the State Capitol and extend to the staff and volunteers of
	Feeding Texas sincere best wishes for continued success in their
	important work; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Feeding Texas as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Darby
	Howard
	Straus Goldman Oliverson
	Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
	Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
	Alvarado Gooden Parker
	Anchia Guerra Paul
	Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
	Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
	Arévalo Hefner Phillips
	Ashby Hernandez Pickett
	Bailes Herrero Price
	Bell Hinojosa Raney
	Bernal Holland Raymond
	Biedermann Howard Reynolds
	Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
	Bohac Hunter Roberts
	Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
	Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
	Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
	Burrows Kacal Sanford
	Button Keough Schaefer
	Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
	Canales King of Parker Schubert
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
	Clardy Klick Sheffield
	Coleman Koop Shine
	Collier Krause Simmons
	Cook Kuempel Smithee
	Cortez Lambert Springer
	Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
	Craddick Lang Stickland
	Cyrier Larson Stucky
	Dale Laubenberg Swanson
	Darby Leach Thierry
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
	Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
	Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
	Deshotel Martinez Turner
	Dukes Metcalf Uresti
	Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
	Elkins Miller Villalba
	Faircloth Minjarez Vo
	Fallon Moody Walle
	Farrar Morrison White
	Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
	Frank Murphy Workman
	Frullo Murr Wray
	Geren Neave Wu
	Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
	Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 330 was adopted by the House on February
	9, 2017, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House