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“TRIBUTE TO THE RESOURCE CONNECTION AND THE PEOPLE OF CALAVERAS COUNTY” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E174 on Feb. 9, 2010.
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TRIBUTE TO THE RESOURCE CONNECTION AND THE PEOPLE OF CALAVERAS COUNTY
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HON. DANIEL E. LUNGREN
of california
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor the great work The Resource Connection has done on behalf of the community of Calaveras County.
Having toured The Resource Connection Food Bank and witnessed the good work of Jeannie Hayward and her staff, it does not surprise me to learn that the generosity of the people of Calaveras County was recognized in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's ``2009 Rural Development Progress Report.''
The residents of Calaveras County and the staff at The Resource Connection need to be congratulated as a community that consistently grows to meet and feed an ever-increasing need--no matter what. There was a time when the big hearts of this community were larger than the facility that housed it and the food bank literally had to turn away food or leave it outside at night.
Now, thanks to a $1.36 million Community Facilities loan from USDA Rural Development--for which I wrote a letter of support--the food bank can operate out of a new, 5,500-square-foot building with offices and meeting space. It's been open just over a year and it was a blessing over the 2009 Holiday Season when the need was so great.
Ms. Hayward is especially proud of the Santa's Express Committee, which served over 800 families at Thanksgiving and 1,300 families at Christmas. This was made possible because of the success of the Santa's Express Food Drive, which netted 28,000 pounds of food. In addition, the Food Bank was able to provide clothing and toys for the children of these families. Fraternal groups such as the Rotary, Lions, VFW, and others were team partners in this effort.
I am pleased to recognize and congratulate The Resource Connection and the people of Calaveras County on their accomplishment in being recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
