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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jeannette Valdez Duran has rendered invaluable |
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service to the citizens of Austin through her work at the helm of |
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Mobile Blessings from the Heart; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed organization traces its origins to the |
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period between 2006 and 2009, when Ms. Duran was living on the |
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streets of North Austin; she struggled to find enough food to eat, |
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and one night, she summoned up the courage to ask the manager of a |
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convenience store for the day's leftovers; his kindness inspired |
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her to change the trajectory of her life, and what began with the |
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simple act of giving out donations with a "free food" sign in her |
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parents' front yard ultimately led to the creation of Mobile |
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Blessings from the Heart; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, under the direction of Ms. Duran, Mobile |
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Blessings from the Heart is a faith-based mobile pantry that |
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distributes food to those in need; through its partnerships with |
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the Central Texas Food Bank, Black Women in Business, and local |
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grocery stores, the East Austin nonprofit and its volunteers serve |
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approximately 500 families every weekend, with some people arriving |
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by bus from surrounding cities; moreover, the organization serves |
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senior citizens and students, and it hosts mobile pop-up pantries |
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in low-income neighborhoods and unhoused communities across |
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Austin; tables of food arranged for the public feature such items as |
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meat, bread, produce, and flower bouquets; and |
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WHEREAS, Jeannette Duran is making a meaningful difference in |
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the fight against hunger in Austin communities and beyond, and it is |
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indeed a pleasure to join in honoring her for her contributions; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Jeannette Valdez Duran for her exemplary |
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efforts with Mobile Blessings from the Heart and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success with her 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 Ms. Duran as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |