TITLE: Honoring the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley for its service.

SUMMARY: Honoring the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley for its service.

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WHEREAS, The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley in Pharr has provided a valuable service to area residents for three decades; and WHEREAS, Established in 1983 as the Pharr Area Food Pantry, the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley was incorporated in 1986 and now serves as a clearinghouse to distribute donated, purchased, and prepared foods through a network of 230 partner agencies to 42,000 residents per week in Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy Counties; one of the largest food banks in the Lone Star State, it supplies an average of 20 million pounds of food to people in the Rio Grande Valley annually; and WHEREAS, This nonprofit organization takes part in a number of worthwhile initiatives as a member of the Texas Food Bank Network and Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger relief organization; moreover, it participates in Feeding America's Kids Cafe program, which helps ensure that children have access to nutritious foods; and WHEREAS, The food bank further serves the wider community through its Our School Tools program, which provides school supplies for students at more than 50 elementary schools in the area; it also works to educate families on the health advantages of fresh foods through its Healthy Living Program as well as its Valley Garden Project; and WHEREAS, With the worthy goal of alleviating hunger, the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley makes immeasurable contributions to the people of South Texas, and it indeed merits special recognition for its achievements and service; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby honor the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley and extend to all those associated with the organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Mu oz, Jr. Canales Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 256 was adopted by the House on February 26, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House