TITLE: Honoring Minnie's Food Pantry for its fight against hunger in North Texas.

SUMMARY: Honoring Minnie's Food Pantry for its fight against hunger in North Texas.

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WHEREAS, Over the past 15 years, Minnie's Food Pantry has contributed greatly to the fight against hunger in North Texas and beyond; and WHEREAS, Minnie's Food Pantry was founded on April 1, 2008, by Dr. Cheryl Jackson, who named the organization in honor of her mother, the late Minnie Hawthorne-Ewing; since its inception, the Plano-based organization has expanded to 12 locations in Texas as well as to New York and Pennsylvania, and it has provided more than 21 million healthy meals to families in need; the mission of Minnie's Food Pantry extends beyond alleviating hunger to the ultimate goal of helping families attain long-term food security and become self-sufficient; and WHEREAS, In addition to distributing meals, Minnie's Food Pantry solicits donations for Christmas gifts for children and seniors and for backpacks and other school supplies for area students; the organization mobilized to address the demands and special challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, including through the operation of a drive-through meal distribution service, and it also went above and beyond to meet residents' needs in the aftermath of the February 2021 winter storm; and WHEREAS, As one of the largest food pantries in North Texas, Minnie's Food Pantry has garnered recognition from a number of local organizations; it was named the Community Partner of the Year by the Plano Chamber of Commerce in 2018 and honored as the Ann Richards Community Partner of the Year by the Collin County Democratic Party in 2020; moreover, it holds a platinum rating, the highest level of recognition awarded by the charity evaluation service GuideStar; and WHEREAS, Minnie's Food Pantry has been a force for good during a time of significant adversity for many Texans, and all those affiliated with the organization are truly deserving of commendation for their efforts; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby honor Minnie's Food Pantry and extend to Dr. Cheryl Jackson and to the organization's many dedicated volunteers sincere best wishes for continued success with their important work; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Minnie's Food Pantry as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Plesa Phelan Guerra Murr Allen Guillen Neave Criado Allison Harless Noble Anch a Harris of Anderson Oliverson Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz Ashby Harrison Orr Bailes Hayes Ortega Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul Bernal Herrero Perez Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa Bonnen Holland Price Bowers Howard Ramos Bryant Hull Raney Buckley Hunter Raymond Bucy Isaac Reynolds Bumgarner Jetton Rogers Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline Canales Kacal Schofield Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. Cole Kitzman Shine Collier Klick Slaton Cook Kuempel Slawson Cortez Lalani Smith Craddick Lambert Smithee Cunningham Landgraf Spiller Darby Leach Stucky Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson Dean Longoria Talarico DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry Dutton Lozano Thimesch Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris Frazier Martinez Tinderholt Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth Garcia Metcalf Troxclair Gates Meyer Turner Gerdes Meza VanDeaver Geren Moody Vasut Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle Gonz lez of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson Gonz lez of El Paso Morrison Wu Goodwin Mu oz, Jr. Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 271 was adopted by the House on March 6, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House