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IN HCR0055
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/27/2011
Primary Sponsor
Eric Koch
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AI Summary
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Concurrent resolution recognizing the 25th anniversary of the Bryantsville Hunger Relief Project, which began in 1985 to provide aid to impoverished and disaster-affected regions worldwide
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Project distributes High-Lysine corn purchased from Rosehill Farm in Bryantsville, Indiana through partner relief agencies including Feed The Children, World Gospel Outreach, and Lifeline
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Operations staffed entirely by unpaid volunteers who clean and bag the grain into 60-pound bags for shipment to relief agencies, primarily in El Salvador, Honduras, and Hurricane Mitch-affected areas
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Project has distributed over 8 million pounds of corn to needy populations and received the Mary E. Ober Foundation's Centennial Award for exceptional community impact
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Indiana General Assembly expresses congratulations and encourages continued efforts; directs House Principal Clerk to transmit resolution copy to the project's Board of Directors
Legislative Description
Recognizing the 25th anniversary of Bryantsville Hunger Relief Project.
Last Action
Returned to the House
4/27/2011