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IN THE MATTER OF LAUNCHING RESOLUTION NO. 2007/610
THE 2007 "CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CARES"
HOLIDAY FOOD FIGHT
WHEREAS, food insecurity and hunger arc a continuing and grooving concern in this Count- and in the
State of California;and
WHEREAS, the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano is on the front line of the effort to address this
issue, providing food directly and .tlirough: countless„agencies to over 54,000 Contra Costa
Counts- residents this year;and.
WHEREAS, the employees of.Contra Costa-County,17a�e cI .—L-1 to hold°their 2007 fund/food drive to
honor the residents of Contra Costa'Count,11vlio.are iii need of athel `iii��hand and
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WHEREAS, Contra Costa'•County challenges the County/:of=Scilano:tq"-•parttcip'ate in tl-ic "Counties
Care" frieildly."food fight".challenge to regain die Big lV'ple,Tr6phy`'fort 2008;`anti
WHEREAS, the 2007 Contra Costa County fund/food drive..w l..tak,e_place,,lictween No 5tmber 19 and
December 24,..2007;and
WHEREAS, virtually even- Contra...Costa County department,;:^refire§_-/ging ;approxunately 7,500
participating employees, has'takein on the challenge tomeet;;a goal of: 8 perye nploycrcrcF in funds
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and food..for the food Bank.,of..Contta Costa and Solano dui-in k-200:1--, of day-season; and
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WHEREAS,..t11e;.Cc�unty employees encourage the j ulilie to::participafe by;ioiaating=food aide funds to
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the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Sol-,tno ;onhnc; iii".sa:corresponding eo�le-to-people"
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cliallenge between the counties;
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that;.the Board of:Supervi"s'o.rs:iof_Coritr�'-Gosta Countv
hereby eonunends, encourages,. and challenges}employees anclf�iesidents?:of Coritr�a Costa and
Solano counties to open their hearts and w.allcts'to.;lssist>:t&Tbod'SBaiik of�Confia Costa and
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Solanii:,aiid.its client organizat 'n eluting the co;. ung'holida}-.'seasori -and } ^?
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BE IT FURTHER.RESOLVED that the Board "of.,!.Supervisors :of Contra Costd County hereby
officially challenges Solano County and kicks off:'t,lie:200,7 `.`;C6 nti6i Care-Fri�ndly Food Fight";
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED diat the;°]3oard of`Supem iso/s.,of:Contra Costa County hereby
encourages all citizens of Contr,:Cos alnd Solano".countks::fo,c tend the generous holiday spirit
throughout the year to help those 1 s fo n te.;Y
N. PIEPHO
Chair
/ District 1.11 Supervisor .. .'�� -%�zi��
JOHN GIOIA GAYLE'B.UILKEMA
District 1 Supervisor. District h I Supervisor
SUSAN A. BONILLA `S'� - 0 FEDERAL D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor - * District V Supervisor
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O =J I hereby certifi that this is a true and correct copy of an action
a� a taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors
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' on the date shown:
oky cour�'rN0\11_,\4BFR 6,2007
�C>f-IN C:UI,1.,1{N, Clerk of the board of Supervi ors and
County Administrator
By /� � ���.-��t( iZ-� Deputy,
I imoduc'ed by Sroemi.ror Piej7bo, 1)i.rMi t III