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WHEREAS, the Holidays can be a difficult time, particularly for Seniors, those in need and those with disabilities, who may be without family members or whose family member's may live out of the area and who may not be able to prepare a Holiday meal for themselves ; and
WHEREAS, for the last eight years, all of those citizens of the South Side and Hilltop Communities have been blessed with a warm meal each Thanksgiving; and
WHEREAS, these people, above all others, are responsible for making the holiday brighter for our neighbors Penny and Tony Folino, the staff of Tom's Diner; Officer Christine Luffey and the officers and staff of Zone 3 Police station; and
WHEREAS, Penny Folino, organized volunteers and solicited donations from members of the business community and Tony Folino and the Staff of Tom's Diner, spent hours preparing 70 turkeys and all of the fixings to serve over 1,200 delicious meals; and
WHEREAS, volunteers, too numerous to mention, assembled those 1,200 tradition Thanksgiving meals, with all the fixings, in take out containers and packed the boxes for delivery; and
WHEREAS, Officer Christine Luffey, coordinated the hundreds and hundreds of requests for dinners and made sure that they were delivered, still hot, by the dedicated officers of the Zone 3 Police Station;
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does, hereby, commend and thank Penny and Tony Folino, the staff of Tom's Diner and Officer Christine Luffey and the Officers of Zone 3 for all that they have done for our neighbors in need of a warm meal and the warm glow of knowing that someone cares, on this national day of Thanksgiving.