H.R. No. 2856
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The 2015 class of Leadership Montgomery County is
initiating its class project, Keep US Fed Montgomery County, with a
ribbon-cutting ceremony in The Woodlands on May 26, 2015; and
WHEREAS, A joint project of several area chambers of
commerce, Leadership Montgomery County is dedicated to training and
empowering current and future leaders of Montgomery County through
mentorship and a series of educational forums; each class
undertakes a project to benefit the community, and this year's
project is Keep US Fed Montgomery County, which will work to fight
hunger in the area; and
WHEREAS, Food insecurity affects one in seven people in the
United States, and 30 percent of the nation's food ends up in
landfills; Keep US Fed Montgomery County will work to alleviate
both those problems by collecting good food that would otherwise be
discarded by commercial kitchens and distributing it to charities
that serve hungry people in need; and
WHEREAS, This worthwhile effort is inspired by the Keep
Austin Fed program, which has been doing similar work in Austin
since 2004; Leadership Montgomery County is creating its own
version in partnership with the Homeless Coalition of Montgomery
County, which will continue the program after the LMC Class of 2015
graduates; and
WHEREAS, Through this innovative and compassionate project,
the 2015 class of Leadership Montgomery County is helping to create
more secure and healthy lives for county citizens, working to
protect the environment, and establishing opportunities for
community service that will help participants meet the challenges
and opportunities of the future; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby commend the Leadership Montgomery County Class
of 2015 for the launch of Keep US Fed Montgomery County and extend
to members of the class sincere best wishes for great success with
the project; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Leadership Montgomery County Class of 2015 as an
expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Metcalf
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2856 was adopted by the House on May
20, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House