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To recognize and celebrate Ms. Monique McCoy on being selected as a January 2020 Local Food Action Plan Local Food Champion by the Columbus and Franklin County Local Food Board and the Franklin County Local Food Council
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WHEREAS, The Local Food Champion's work embodies one or each of the four goals outlined in the Columbus & Franklin County Local Food Action Plan which include: enhancing the coordination and communication among existing food resources and agencies; improving access to and education about healthy food, affordable food and local food; increasing the role of food in economic development; and preventing food-related waste
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus and the Franklin County Local Food Board was established to oversee, prioritize and guide implementation activities of the Columbus & Franklin County Local Food Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Local Food Council (FCLFC) is an independent advisory council that brings together people from across the food system, from growers to eaters, with a particular interest in people and neighborhoods most affected by food system policies and programs -
WHEREAS, The Local Food Champion Award recognizes and celebrates grassroots community efforts that support the Columbus & Franklin County Local Food Action Plan’s vision of a fair and sustainable food system that benefits our local economy, the environment, and each of the residents in our community; and
WHEREAS, The City of Columbus & the Franklin County Local Food Board and the Franklin County Local Food Council recognize Ms. Monique McCoy as a winner of the January 2020 Local Food Champion Award as her work embodies the goals outlined in the Local Food Action Plan - “Monique McCoy is the Community Food Access Coordinator at Local Matters. Local Matters' newest food access program, Veggie Van, would not be possible without Monique. Monique has championed Local Matters' development of the Veggie Van as a food access and education initia...
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