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| 2 | 2 | | By: Flores H.R. No. 900 |
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| 7 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Jeannette Valdez Duran has rendered invaluable |
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| 9 | 9 | | service to the citizens of Austin through her work at the helm of |
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| 10 | 10 | | Mobile Blessings from the Heart; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed organization traces its origins to the |
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| 12 | 12 | | period between 2006 and 2009, when Ms. Duran was living on the |
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| 13 | 13 | | streets of North Austin; she struggled to find enough food to eat, |
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| 14 | 14 | | and one night, she summoned up the courage to ask the manager of a |
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| 15 | 15 | | convenience store for the day's leftovers; his kindness inspired |
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| 16 | 16 | | her to change the trajectory of her life, and what began with the |
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| 17 | 17 | | simple act of giving out donations with a "free food" sign in her |
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| 18 | 18 | | parents' front yard ultimately led to the creation of Mobile |
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| 19 | 19 | | Blessings from the Heart; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Today, under the direction of Ms. Duran, Mobile |
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| 21 | 21 | | Blessings from the Heart is a faith-based mobile pantry that |
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| 22 | 22 | | distributes food to those in need; through its partnerships with |
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| 23 | 23 | | the Central Texas Food Bank, Black Women in Business, and local |
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| 24 | 24 | | grocery stores, the East Austin nonprofit and its volunteers serve |
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| 25 | 25 | | approximately 500 families every weekend, with some people arriving |
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| 26 | 26 | | by bus from surrounding cities; moreover, the organization serves |
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| 27 | 27 | | senior citizens and students, and it hosts mobile pop-up pantries |
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| 28 | 28 | | in low-income neighborhoods and unhoused communities across |
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| 29 | 29 | | Austin; tables of food arranged for the public feature such items as |
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| 30 | 30 | | meat, bread, produce, and flower bouquets; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Jeannette Duran is making a meaningful difference in |
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| 32 | 32 | | the fight against hunger in Austin communities and beyond, and it is |
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| 33 | 33 | | indeed a pleasure to join in honoring her for her contributions; |
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| 34 | 34 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby commend Jeannette Valdez Duran for her exemplary |
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| 37 | 37 | | efforts with Mobile Blessings from the Heart and extend to her |
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| 38 | 38 | | sincere best wishes for continued success with her important work; |
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| 39 | 39 | | and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for Ms. Duran as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 42 | 42 | | House of Representatives. |
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