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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The El Paso Community College culinary arts program |
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is making a vital difference in the lives of area residents through |
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the EPCC Cares, Chefs Share initiative; and |
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WHEREAS, EPCC Cares, Chefs Share was first launched in March |
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2020 to address increased food insecurity among students during the |
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COVID-19 pandemic; led by chefs Jonathan Nickerson and Daniel |
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Guerra and run by other EPCC culinary arts faculty members, the |
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program works in partnership with the Tejano Food Pantry to prepare |
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boxed meals as well as snacks and baked goods for students and their |
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families; over the past year, the program has donated more than |
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1,250 meals, which have been personally delivered by the chefs to |
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individuals all across El Paso County; and |
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WHEREAS, This important initiative is the latest in a long |
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line of charitable endeavors undertaken by the culinary arts |
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program; the department's chefs and students frequently volunteer |
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their time and talents, supporting organizations such as the Ronald |
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McDonald House and Villa Maria; they have also prepared |
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Thanksgiving dinners for the Child Crisis Center of El Paso and |
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provided meals for people displaced by Hurricane Katrina; and |
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WHEREAS, By working to eliminate food insecurity among the |
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college's students through EPCC Cares, Chefs Share, the El Paso |
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Community College culinary arts program has helped to change |
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countless lives for the better; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the El Paso Community College culinary |
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arts program for its EPCC Cares, Chefs Share initiative and extend |
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sincere appreciation to all those associated with this worthy |
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endeavor; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the culinary arts program as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |