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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the Gibson Area Food
4Pantry on its recent rapid expansion and unwavering dedication
5to the people of our State; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The Gibson Area Food Pantry was founded in 2014
7inside of a storage shed at the Gibson Area Hospital in Gibson
8City; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The Gibson Area Food Pantry now has a permanent
10headquarters inside of the Elite Performance Center in Gibson
11City; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The Gibson Area Food Pantry offers a mass food
13distribution twice a month, providing support to those in need
14and serving over 4,170 individuals, which includes over 350
15families from throughout Ford County as well as Champaign,
16Vermilion, Iroquois, McLean, Logan, Dewitt, Livingston, and
17Woodford Counties; and
 
18    WHEREAS, The Gibson Area Food Pantry provides a critical
19resource to homes with food insecurities; fifteen percent of
20those they serve are senior citizens, and 45 percent are
21juveniles; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The Gibson Area Food Pantry not only fills a great
2need in the community through its food distribution but has
3also found itself to be a beacon to the community, providing
4residents a place to come together and volunteer to help their
5neighbors and providing various organizations a means of
6connecting to serve a common purpose; therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
8HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9we congratulate the Gibson Area Food Pantry on its rapid
10growth, and we celebrate the dedication of its volunteers for
11their hard work; and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13presented to the Gibson Area Food Pantry as a symbol of our
14respect and esteem.