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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to |
| 3 | | recognize the Midwest Food Bank on 20 years of working to |
| 4 | | alleviate hunger; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, In 2003, ten Bloomington-Normal nonprofit |
| 6 | | agencies issued a request for donations from the community; |
| 7 | | with a deep commitment to their faith and a firm belief in |
| 8 | | helping if one has the resources to do so, Robert, David, and |
| 9 | | Paul Kieser decided to take action and turned a shed on their |
| 10 | | family farm into a distribution site for local food pantries, |
| 11 | | with the first donations involving cars and vans lining up for |
| 12 | | donations from the shed; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, The Kieser family realized the need was much |
| 14 | | bigger; they began researching ways to access larger loads of |
| 15 | | donated food and learning how to operate a food bank; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Due to the generosity of donors and volunteers, |
| 17 | | the Midwest Food Bank now offers service worldwide and is |
| 18 | | positioned for growth, seeking new partnerships and expanding |
| 19 | | its programs in the continuing fight against food insecurity; |
| 20 | | and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, The Midwest Food Bank currently distributes |
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| 1 | | nearly $34 million worth of food to over 2,200 non-profit |
| 2 | | organizations each month from 12 locations in Illinois, |
| 3 | | Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Texas, Pennsylvania, New |
| 4 | | England, East Africa, and Haiti; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, In 2022, more than 30,000 volunteers offered in |
| 6 | | excess of 350,000 hours of service, the equivalent of over 175 |
| 7 | | full-time employees; the work of these dedicated volunteers |
| 8 | | allows the Midwest Food Bank to operate efficiently while |
| 9 | | keeping administrative costs low; volunteers are fundamental |
| 10 | | to the organization's success and also gain the unique |
| 11 | | perspective that worldwide hunger is prevalent and that their |
| 12 | | efforts can make a difference; therefore, be it
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the |
| 15 | | Midwest Food Bank on 20 years of working to alleviate hunger |
| 16 | | and malnutrition and providing disaster relief without |
| 17 | | discrimination; and be it further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the Midwest Food Bank as a symbol of our respect |
| 20 | | and esteem.
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