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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Brazosport Cares Food Pantry is celebrating 30 |
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years of vital assistance to the Brazosport area on September 16, |
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2017; and |
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WHEREAS, A group of local churches and concerned citizens |
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began organizing the Brazosport Cares Food Pantry in 1986, and the |
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inaugural board meeting took place on March 16 of the following |
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year; the pantry initially operated out of a facility in Clute, |
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where it saw 2,000 client interactions in its first year, and it |
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relocated to Freeport in 1996; the organization today serves a |
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number of communities, including Clute, Freeport, Jones Creek, Lake |
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Jackson, Oyster Creek, Quintana, Richwood, and Surfside, feeding an |
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average of 400 families each month; and |
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WHEREAS, Guided by its mission statement, "Feeding |
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Brazosport's hungry through food distribution, education, |
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collaboration, and advocacy," the food pantry has also established |
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and taken part in a number of outreach initiatives; it has provided |
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food to chronically hungry students in Freeport and Jones Creek |
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schools and to participants in the Brazosport College Jumpstart |
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Workforce program, and its Healthy Options Program for the Elderly |
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has helped improve the nutrition and well-being of local low-income |
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seniors; and |
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WHEREAS, With the worthy goal of alleviating hunger, the |
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Brazosport Cares Food Pantry makes immeasurable contributions to |
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area residents' quality of life, and it indeed merits special |
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recognition for its achievements and service; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 30th |
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anniversary of the Brazosport Cares Food Pantry and extend to all |
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those associated with the organization sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the food pantry as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |