Full Text of HR1279 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Harrisburg CUSD #3's | 4 | | Summer Food Program and Food Service Coordinator Valarie Hodges | 5 | | on receiving an honorable mention from the Governor's Hometown | 6 | | Award Program for 2018; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Summer Food Program was started by Valarie | 8 | | Hodges, Food Service Coordinator for the School District, in | 9 | | 2012; the program allows for free meals to be given to any | 10 | | child under the age of 18; the addition of adult meals for the | 11 | | cost of $3 was recently added to accommodate the adults who | 12 | | bring the children; at the end of the 2017 school year, the | 13 | | Harrisburg District entered into the fifth year of providing | 14 | | balanced meals to the Harrisburg Community; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, In 2017, over ten thousand meals were served in 44 | 16 | | days; since June of 2018, 5,735 meals have been served; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, During the school year, the nutritional needs of | 18 | | children are met; during summer break, those same children's | 19 | | needs do not change; the program has an on-site facility and | 20 | | also delivers meals to certain mobile sites each day, so that | 21 | | every child has the opportunity to receive a healthy meal each | 22 | | day of summer break; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Supported by donations, volunteers from the | 2 | | community and school system, the City of Harrisburg, and | 3 | | legislators, the program has grown to include giveaways, | 4 | | tutoring and reading groups, and fun days; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Governor's Hometown Awards program gives | 6 | | formal recognition to those who contributed to projects that | 7 | | improved their community's quality of life; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 9 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 | | congratulate Harrisburg CUSD #3's Summer Food Program and Food | 11 | | Service Coordinator Valarie Hodges on receiving an honorable | 12 | | mention from the Governor's Hometown Award Program for 2018 and | 13 | | on meeting their goal of feeding the community; we wish them | 14 | | many more successful years; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to Food Service Coordinator Valarie Hodges as an | 17 | | expression of our esteem and respect.
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