[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 149 (Thursday, September 15, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E941]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING MRS. CHRISTIE JORDAN

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                     HON. ERIC A. ``RICK'' CRAWFORD

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 15, 2022

  Mr. CRAWFORD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mrs. Christie 
Jordan for her 25 years of dedicated service to the Food Bank of 
Northeast Arkansas as Chief Executive Officer.
  Since becoming CEO in 1997, Mrs. Jordan has overseen the rapid growth 
of the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas which today distributes millions 
of pounds of food to over 100 partnering organizations including food 
pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters across 12 counties serving 
thousands of people. In her role, Mrs. Jordan works with state and 
federal agencies, the Food Bank's partner organizations, local 
businesses, and oversees grant writing and fundraising to secure the 
resources the Food Bank needs each year. Additionally, through her 
leadership, the Food Bank continued operating and serving the community 
during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Her biggest achievement as CEO came in 2012 when she moved the Food 
Bank from a 13,000-square-foot facility to a custom-designed 56,000-
square-foot facility. This facility upgrade became possible after she 
led a fundraising effort to raise $1.6 million in matching funds to 
receive a grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.
  For her work at the Food Bank, she received the 2010 Public Citizen 
of the Year from the Arkansas chapter of the National Association of 
Social Workers and the 2011 Nonprofit Executive of the Year in the 
inaugural Northeast Arkansas Business of the Year awards.
  Throughout her career, Mrs. Jordan has given back to her community in 
other ways, including serving as a Founding Member in 2004 and 
currently as a Board Member for the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance, 
serving as the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce Governmental 
Affairs Committee Chairman, and serving as the Community Director for 
the March of Dimes from 1996 to 1997.
  The City of Jonesboro and the entire Northeast Arkansas region are 
blessed to have Mrs. Jordan in our community, which includes the 
thousands of families who have been directly touched by her work. In 
her own words in an August 2021 interview, Mrs. Jordan said, ``I feel 
passionate about people investing their time and talents into the 
community to make it a better place.'' Over her decades-long career of 
investing her time and talents, Mrs. Jordan has certainly made 
Northeast Arkansas a better place.
  With heartfelt thanks, I congratulate Mrs. Jordan on 25 years as the 
CEO of the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas and look forward to seeing 
her impact on our community for the years and decades to come.

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