HR1158 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The deep and prolonged recession, along with high unemployment rates, have caused an increasing number of people to seek help with food assistance; and

WHEREAS, The Northern Illinois Food Bank provides food to more than 500,000 people each year, an almost 170 percent increase since 2006; and

WHEREAS, The Northern Illinois Food Bank expects to offer 35 million pounds of food products to families and individuals in need this year; and

WHEREAS, The Northern Illinois Food Bank, located in St. Charles, works with 520 partner agencies in 13 Illinois counties in keeping pace with the high demand for food in Northern Illinois; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the Northern Illinois Food Bank on being named the 2010 Member Food Bank of the Year by Feeding America networks and for being the model food bank among its 206 peers across the country; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we recognized the Northern Illinois Food Bank for its extraordinary growth and its continued ability to meet the rising hunger challenge by helping neighbors in need; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Northern Illinois Food Bank as a symbol of our respect and esteem.