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WHEREAS the
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City of Tukwila recognizes adequate nutrition as a basic goal
for each citizen; and
WHEREAS, no parent should have to send a child to school hungry, no baby
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ix-vm should be without the comfort of the feedings needed for mental and physical
sl growth, no elderly person's health should be jeopardized by lack of appropriate
foods; and
WHEREAS, food banks, emergency and hot meal programs working with
the City of Tukwila, local churches, social service agencies, and hundreds of
volunteers are striving day in and day out to stem the rising tide of hunger, but
still need more help; and
gill; WHEREAS, we believe that when the citizens who are not involved hear of s of till;
the especially desperate needs the hungry as winter approaches and their low i
incomes must stretch to cover increasing fuel, electric and rental costs leaving
even less money for monthly food purchase an outpouring of community a
assistance will follow; and
WHEREAS, the Emergency Feeding Program coordinates an annual food
j drive to help support the efforts of their program and the area's food banks in
fighting hunger, which will be held at grocery stores throughout King County
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Steven M. Mullet, Mayor of the City of Tukwila, do
hereby proclaim Saturday, September 30, 2006:
Mayor's Day of Concern for the Hungry E
in the City of Tukwila, and encourage all citizens to join the Emergency Feeding
Program and our food banks to nourish those who are hungry
Signed this I C -0.' day of 2006. 3
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Steven M. Mullet, Mayor of Tukwila
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