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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The members of Hill Country Community Ministries |
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have demonstrated remarkable initiative, skill, and compassion |
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during the COVID-19 pandemic through their partnership with the |
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House District 136 Neighbor to Neighbor Food and Wellness Program; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Since its founding in 1983, HCCM has offered food, |
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clothing, and other assistance to people in southwest Williamson |
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County and northwest Travis County; its initiatives include a food |
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pantry, a thrift store, and the Fresh Food For All program, which |
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delivers produce to select areas of the community; and |
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WHEREAS, In response to the COVID-19 crisis, Hill Country |
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Community Ministries, the office of State Representative John Bucy |
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III, and a bipartisan group of local leaders established the |
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Neighbor to Neighbor Food and Wellness Program, which checks in on |
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area senior citizens and people with disabilities and provides them |
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with food deliveries; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the leadership of executive director Tiesa |
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Holloway and director of operations Kandy Chimento, the staff and |
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volunteers of HCCM additionally shifted their daily operations to |
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address the pandemic, increasing their efforts to make sure that |
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not one person who needed help was turned away; over the course of |
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2020, the organization distributed more than 1 million pounds of |
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food, and in recognition of this remarkable achievement, the |
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Leander Chamber of Commerce selected HCCM as its Nonprofit of the |
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Year; and |
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WHEREAS, For nearly four decades, Hill Country Community |
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Ministries has made a meaningful difference in the lives of |
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countless Texans, and its tireless efforts throughout the COVID-19 |
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pandemic have helped to ensure the safety and well-being of some of |
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its most vulnerable clients during this difficult time; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Hill Country Community Ministries for |
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its partnership with the Neighbor to Neighbor Food and Wellness |
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Program and extend to all those associated with the organization |
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sincere best wishes for continued success in their important work; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Hill Country Community Ministries as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |