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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois wish to congratulate True Nature Foods on the |
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| occasion of the celebration of the expansion of its store; and
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| WHEREAS, Since 1984, True Nature Foods store has been |
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| providing the Edgewater community with healthful and organic |
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| foods; and
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| WHEREAS, Owner Paula Companio continues to work towards |
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| True Nature Foods store becoming a LEED building (Leadership in |
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| Energy and Environmental Design), the most environmentally |
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| sound building designation in the country; and
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| WHEREAS, More than 300 local families contribute to the |
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| organic co-ops, which deliver food to the store; the co-ops |
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| include Kings Hill Farm, Wisconsin; Green Meadows Farm, |
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| Michigan; and Family Farms, Indiana; and
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| WHEREAS, True Nature Foods will rent out the space behind |
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| its store to the Chamber Board in order to build a concrete |
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| pad; the pad will store recycled corrugated cardboard discarded |
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| by local businesses and neighbors in an effort to increase |
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| recycling and reduce landfill use; and
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| WHEREAS, The expansion of True Nature Foods store will |
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| allow it to become a full service natural food store and will |
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| allow its food vendors to expand what they currently offer in |
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| addition to offering more Edgewater residents the chance to eat |
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| healthy; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we congratulate True Nature Foods on the occasion of the |
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| celebration of the expansion of its store, and we wish the |