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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to honor Jeaness Medin of the 
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Kendall County Food Pantry as she retires after twelve years of 
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service to the community; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The food pantry has been operating for 35 years, 
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the last 12 under the direction of Jeaness Medin; her husband, 
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Curtis, ran the food pantry for four years before she stepped 
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in; she got involved with the food pantry after she retired 25 
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years ago as secretary at Yorkville Congregational Church; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The food pantry operates with food purchased from 
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the Northern Illinois Food Bank, as well as donations from 
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residents, community groups, as well as local churches and 
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businesses; the pantry uses the basement of the Kendall County 
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Farm Bureau in Yorkville, a space that was once a meat locker; 
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a donor pays the rent and utilities on the building, which does 
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not include heat or air conditioning; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She credits the tireless dedication of volunteers 
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for keeping the Kendall County Food Pantry running over the 
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years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Jeaness Medin grew up on a farm in Yorkville and 
 


 






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has lived there since she was three; she plans to keep up with 
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the food pantry program in her retirement and continue to 
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volunteer from time to time; she wants to concentrate on other 
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volunteer groups she works with, be with her family, and to 
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quilt;
in her retirement, she will have more time to 
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concentrate on pastoral care, and work she does visiting the 
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elderly at home and in nursing facilities; therefore, be it


 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Jeaness Medin and wish her the best in her 
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retirement; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Jeaness Medin as a symbol of our respect.