As Introduced
134th General Assembly
Regular Session H. R. No. 75
2021-2022
Representatives Miller, J., Miller, A.
A RESOLUTION
To recognize the Ohio National Guard for exemplary 1
service in assisting food banks during the COVID- 2
19 pandemic. 3
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF
OHIO:
WHEREAS, There are more than 16,000 citizens in the Ohio 4
Army National Guard and Ohio Air National Guard, which make up 5
the nation's fourth-largest National Guard; and 6
WHEREAS, Ohio National Guard members work and live in 7
nearly every community across the state and have a proven track 8
record of success supporting civilian authorities during and 9
after homeland emergencies; and 10
WHEREAS, The Ohio National Guard members helped evacuate 11
stranded motorists, delivered supplies, and cleared snow from 12
roadways during the 1978 blizzard that hit Ohio; and 13
WHEREAS, The Ohio National Guard distributed vital 14
vaccinations and medical supplies during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic; 15
and 16
WHEREAS, During the 2017 hurricane season, more than 400 17
Ohio National Guard members deployed to Texas, Florida, the U.S. 18
Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico to assist in recovery efforts; 19
and 20
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WHEREAS, On March 18, 2020, Governor Mike DeWine signed a 21
state active duty proclamation to activate approximately 300 22
personnel from the Ohio National Guard to assist with 23
humanitarian efforts supporting the COVID-19 pandemic; and 24
WHEREAS, Since March 23, 2020, the Ohio National Guard, 25
along with members of the Ohio Military Reserve, have supported 26
humanitarian efforts in regional food distribution warehouses 27
and local food banks throughout the state, which combined 28
provide food to Ohioans in all 88 counties; and 29
WHEREAS, Ohio National Guard member food bank support 30
includes service at Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank (Akron/Summit 31
County), Freestore Foodbank (Cincinnati/Hamilton County), 32
Greater Cleveland Food Bank (Cleveland/Cuyahoga County), Mid- 33
Ohio Foodbank (Grove City/Franklin County), SeaGate Food Bank 34
(Toledo/Lucas County), Second Harvest Food Bank of Clark, 35
Champaign and Logan Counties (Springfield/Clark County), Second 36
Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley (Youngstown/Mahoning 37
County), Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio(Lorain/ 38
Lorain County), Shared Harvest Foodbank(Fairfield/Butler 39
County), Southeast Ohio Foodbank (Logan/Hocking County), The 40
Foodbank, Inc. (Dayton/Montgomery County), Toledo Northwestern 41
Ohio Food Bank (Toledo/Lucas County), Urban Mission Ministries 42
(Steubenville/Jefferson County), and West Ohio Food Bank 43
(Lima/Allen County); now therefore be it 44
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of 45
Representatives of the 134th General Assembly, in adopting this 46
Resolution, recognize the Ohio National Guard for exemplary 47
service in assisting food banks during the COVID-19 pandemic; 48
and be it further 49
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives 50
transmit a duly authenticated copy of this Resolution to 51
Adjutant General Major General John C. Harris Jr., to Governor 52
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Mike DeWine, and to the news media of Ohio. 53