HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2008-100 funding support for marana food bank programsMARANA RESOLUTION N0.2008-100
RELATING TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: GRANTING $5,000 IN DISCRETIONARY
FUNDING TO THE COMMUNITY FOOD BANK, INC., AN ARIZONA 501(C)(3) NON-
PROFIT ORGANIZATION TO SUPPORT MARANA FOOD BANK PROGRAMS FOR
MARANA SENIOR CITIZENS, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES.
WHEREAS, the Town of Marana has established a Discretionary Fund to support local
non-profit organizations forwarding the priorities set by Mayor and Council; and
WHEREAS, Mayor and Council recognizes the need to promote programs that encourage
services for senior citizens, support youth and families, and encourage volunteerism; and
WHEREAS, Marana Food Bank is a branch of the Community Food Bank, Inc., a
community-based non-profit organization is providing programming to offer food to older
citizens, new mothers, young children, and families throughout the community; and
WHEREAS, Marana Food Bank has established an Emergency Food Box and the Food
Plus programs that provide delivery ofsixty-pound box of nutritious food on a monthly basis to
senior citizens and families with young children in the Town of Marana; and
WHEREAS, Mayor and Council find that granting the Discretionary Funding from Fiscal
Year 2008-2009 as set forth in this Resolution is in best interest of the citizens of Marana.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA, to grant the Marana Food Bank $5,000 from the
Discretionary Fund to support the distribution of Emergency Food Box and the Food Plus
programs in providing food for Marana families.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
MARANA, ARIZONA, this 5th day of August, 2008.
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Mayor Ed Hon a
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ocelyn C. onson, Town Clerk ~r r Cassidy, Town Attorney