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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The 2015 class of Leadership Montgomery County is |
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| 6 | 7 | | initiating its class project, Keep US Fed Montgomery County, with a |
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| 7 | 8 | | ribbon-cutting ceremony in The Woodlands on May 26, 2015; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A joint project of several area chambers of |
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| 9 | 10 | | commerce, Leadership Montgomery County is dedicated to training and |
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| 10 | 11 | | empowering current and future leaders of Montgomery County through |
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| 11 | 12 | | mentorship and a series of educational forums; each class |
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| 12 | 13 | | undertakes a project to benefit the community, and this year's |
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| 13 | 14 | | project is Keep US Fed Montgomery County, which will work to fight |
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| 14 | 15 | | hunger in the area; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Food insecurity affects one in seven people in the |
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| 16 | 17 | | United States, and 30 percent of the nation's food ends up in |
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| 17 | 18 | | landfills; Keep US Fed Montgomery County will work to alleviate |
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| 18 | 19 | | both those problems by collecting good food that would otherwise be |
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| 19 | 20 | | discarded by commercial kitchens and distributing it to charities |
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| 20 | 21 | | that serve hungry people in need; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, This worthwhile effort is inspired by the Keep |
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| 22 | 23 | | Austin Fed program, which has been doing similar work in Austin |
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| 23 | 24 | | since 2004; Leadership Montgomery County is creating its own |
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| 24 | 25 | | version in partnership with the Homeless Coalition of Montgomery |
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| 25 | 26 | | County, which will continue the program after the LMC Class of 2015 |
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| 26 | 27 | | graduates; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Through this innovative and compassionate project, |
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| 28 | 29 | | the 2015 class of Leadership Montgomery County is helping to create |
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| 29 | 30 | | more secure and healthy lives for county citizens, working to |
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| 30 | 31 | | protect the environment, and establishing opportunities for |
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| 31 | 32 | | community service that will help participants meet the challenges |
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| 32 | 33 | | and opportunities of the future; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby commend the Leadership Montgomery County Class |
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| 35 | 36 | | of 2015 for the launch of Keep US Fed Montgomery County and extend |
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| 36 | 37 | | to members of the class sincere best wishes for great success with |
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| 37 | 38 | | the project; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 40 | | prepared for the Leadership Montgomery County Class of 2015 as an |
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| 40 | 41 | | expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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