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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Corpus Christi Independent School District's |
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Office of Food Services and its director, Jody Houston, have won |
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well-deserved national recognition from Food Service Equipment and |
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Supplies magazine; and |
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WHEREAS, A feature article in the magazine has highlighted |
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the success of CCISD's Food Services, which operates in the black |
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while providing a nutritious lunch to nearly 80 percent of the |
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district's 38,694 students every day; and |
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WHEREAS, Long recognized as one of the most efficient and |
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financially sound school food-service programs in the nation, the |
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program relies upon the Gertrude B. Applebaum Food Service Center, |
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a state-of-the-art central kitchen built in 1997 under the |
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direction of CCISD's director and assistant superintendent, |
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Gertrude Applebaum; this 81,000-square-foot facility prepares bulk |
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meals for all elementary schools and prepackaged meals for schools |
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without kitchens, and it also packages fruits, vegetables, salads, |
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sandwiches, and baked goods for all the schools in the district; and |
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WHEREAS, Jody Houston, the current food service director, |
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started working with the district in 1982 and played a vital role in |
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the design of the kitchen, which was built without interior walls to |
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make movement more efficient and to allow the staff to adapt quickly |
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to changing needs; the center fields two shifts, a day shift for |
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baking and prepackaging meals and a night shift for bulk satellite |
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operations; the kitchen also stands ready as the City of Corpus |
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Christi's emergency feeder, in the event of a natural disaster; and |
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WHEREAS, Benefiting from skilled and innovative management, |
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economies of scale, and the latest in food-service technology, the |
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CCISD Office of Food Services provides tasty and nutritious meals |
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to thousands of schoolchildren with impressive speed and |
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efficiency, while spending its budget wisely; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jody Houston and the Corpus Christi |
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ISD Office of Food Services for earning national recognition from |
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Food Service Equipment and Supplies magazine and extend to |
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Ms. Houston and her staff sincere best wishes for continued success |
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in their important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for CCISD's Office of Food Services as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |