[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E992]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      WHEAT RIDGE POULTRY AND MEAT

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 28, 2022

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Wheat Ridge 
Poultry and Meat for receiving the Wheat Ridge Business Association's 
2022 Business of the Year Award.
  The Wheat Ridge Business of the Year Award is given to businesses 
within our community who exemplifies outstanding service, leadership, 
and participation in the community and aims to recognize them for their 
achievement. Eighty years after its original founding in 1942, Wheat 
Ridge Poultry and Meat remains a cornerstone of Wheat Ridge, Colorado. 
Driven by the goals of ending food waste and food insecurity, and 
providing locally sourced fresh products to our community, the 
operators, Jessica and Bob Babinski, have given back to Wheat Ridge 
through working with the City to open a food bank for lower income 
families and those in need of food options. Jessica has leveraged her 
marketing expertise to not only support her own business, but other 
businesses within the community too. Wheat Ridge Poultry and Meat has 
been recognized nationally, receiving visits from USDA Secretary 
Vilsack and Colorado Department of Agriculture Commissioner Kate 
Greenberg, as well as being a recipient of the Meat and Poultry 
Readiness Grant.
  Wheat Ridge Poultry and Meat deserves all its accolades, and I cannot 
thank them enough for how they have given back to the community. Wheat 
Ridge is made better by businesses like Wheat Ridge Poultry and Meat.

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