HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2003-09-15 Item 3 - Proclamation - Day of Concern for the Hungry - September 27Office of the Mayor
Tukwila, Washington
WHEREAS, the 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
should be without the comfort of the feedings needed for mental and physical
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
WHEREAS, we believe that when the citizens who are not involved hear of
the especially desperate needs of the hungry as winter approaches and their low zz
incomes must stretch to cover increasing fuel, electricity and rental costs leaving
even less money for monthly food purchase, an outpouring of community
assistance will follow; and
WHEREAS, the Emergency Feeding Program coordinates an annual food
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 on
Saturday, September 27, 2003;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, STEVEN M. MULLET, MAYOR of the City of
Tukwila, do hereby proclaim September 27, 2003, as a
Day of Concern for the Hungry
in the City of Tukwila, and encourage all citizens to join the Emergency Feedin
Program and our food banks to nourish ose who are hungry.
Signed this t 11 day of' 2003.
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Steven M. Mullet, Mayor of Tukwila