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To recognize and applaud Ms. Margaret Griffin for being selected as a President’s Prize scholar by the Ohio State University and to thank her for her commitment to social change for her work with the Unity Fridge Program.
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WHEREAS, The Ohio State University has selected two graduating seniors as President’s Prize scholars - these students are being recognized for the boldness of their ideas, their capacity to champion change, and their commitment to the global community; and
WHEREAS, nearly 29 million Americans live in a food desert - areas with little access to the fresh produce that is needed for proper nutrition and development - the data shows that in Ohio an estimated 16 percent to 20 percent of the state’s residents live in a food desert; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Margaret Griffin was awarded one of the first annual President’s Prizes in recognition for her Unity Fridge Program, which is a food-sharing system that will place refrigerators in neighborhoods around Columbus, near schools, and will connect with community gardens and restaurants to fill refrigerators with locally-grown fresh produce; and
WHEREAS, it is believed that placing refrigerators in or near schools will allow children leaving school for the day with immediate access to nutritious produce to bring home; and
WHEREAS, the Unity Fridge Program will also create an on-campus garden managed by students and faculty from Ohio State and a student organization which will help with planting, garden maintenance, and delivering produce; and
WHEREAS, the Unity Fridge Program will change lives and strengthen students’ commitment to bettering the lives of others; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize and applaud the work of Margaret Griffin and congratulate her for being named as a President’s Prize scholar by the Ohio State University and thank her for her commitment to social change for her work with the Unity Fr...
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