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House honors Utah dairy farmers, processors for donated milk airlift to Armenia
Summary
The Utah House read and passed a concurrent resolution recognizing the volunteer effort that coordinated 75 tons of donated milk to Armenia, citing involvement from dairy farmers, Gosner Foods and Tetra Pak and noting the donated packaged milk’s nine-month shelf life.
SALT LAKE CITY — Lawmakers used a portion of the third special session to recognize a volunteer relief effort that delivered donated milk to children in Armenia.
The Reading Clerk presented HCR 1 (also referred to as ACR 1 in the reading), which memorialized contributions by dozens of dairy producers and logistics partners who coordinated a 75-ton shipment of packaged milk to Armenia. The resolution named participating producers and businesses and commended Gosner Foods Incorporated and Tetra Pak for processing and packaging the milk that, according to remarks on the floor, has a shelf life of about nine months.
Representative Evan L. Olson introduced the floor recognition and described the coordination among donors, processors, truckers and volunteer organizers. Olson noted that former legislator Leon Savage helped lead the effort and said the volunteers traveled to oversee distribution to orphanages and hospitals. "They were able to take the milk to Armenia," Olson said while recounting the effort, and he described the initiative as an example of volunteerism and citizenship.
Other members praised the donors, discussed potential follow-up training and exchange efforts with Utah State University for Armenian dairy producers, and applauded the volunteers’ cooperation with federal and community partners. The House closed voting on the measure and the clerk announced HCR 1 had received 71 affirmative votes and 0 negative votes; the resolution was forwarded to the Senate.
The reading and unanimous passage recognize the private and nonprofit actors named in the resolution; no state funds or new programs were authorized in the floor action recorded in the transcript excerpts.
