TITLE: Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Brazosport Cares Food Pantry.

SUMMARY: Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Brazosport Cares Food Pantry.

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WHEREAS, The Brazosport Cares Food Pantry is celebrating 30 years of vital assistance to the Brazosport area on September 16, 2017; and WHEREAS, A group of local churches and concerned citizens began organizing the Brazosport Cares Food Pantry in 1986, and the inaugural board meeting took place on March 16 of the following year; the pantry initially operated out of a facility in Clute, where it saw 2,000 client interactions in its first year, and it relocated to Freeport in 1996; the organization today serves a number of communities, including Clute, Freeport, Jones Creek, Lake Jackson, Oyster Creek, Quintana, Richwood, and Surfside, feeding an average of 400 families each month; and WHEREAS, Guided by its mission statement, "Feeding Brazosport's hungry through food distribution, education, collaboration, and advocacy," the food pantry has also established and taken part in a number of outreach initiatives; it has provided food to chronically hungry students in Freeport and Jones Creek schools and to participants in the Brazosport College Jumpstart Workforce program, and its Healthy Options Program for the Elderly has helped improve the nutrition and well-being of local low-income seniors; and WHEREAS, With the worthy goal of alleviating hunger, the Brazosport Cares Food Pantry makes immeasurable contributions to area residents' quality of life, and it indeed merits special recognition for its achievements and service; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Brazosport Cares Food Pantry and extend to all those associated with the organization sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the food pantry as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Bonnen of Brazoria Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 357 was adopted by the House on August 15, 2017, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House