HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2014-09-15 Item 3 - Proclamation - Mayor's Day of Concern for the Hungry - September 27��
of Office �� the Mayor
City °f Tukwila, W`=h-._=,fnyt
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, our King County cities recognize 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 bunkx, emergency and hot meal programs working with our cities,
Iocal churches, social service agencies and hundreds of volunteers are striving day in and day
out to stern the rising tide of hunger, but still need more help; and
WHEREAS, we helieve that when the citizeris who are not involved hear of the
especially desperate needs of the hungry as winter approaches and their low incomes must
stretch to cover increasing fuel, electricity and rental costs — leaving even less money for
monthly food purchases, an outpouring of community assistance will follow; and
WHEREAS, the Emergency PocdingP,ogronno[8ouU|cundKJo8Countycourdinu$es
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 27,20l4;
NOW THEREFORE, I,Jim Haggerton, MuvornfdeCbvofTukwUa do hereby
proclaim Saturday, September 27, 2014 as a:
Mayor's Day of Concern for the Hungry
in the City of Tukwila and strorigly encourage all citizens to join me, the Emergency Feeding
Program ancl our local food banks in feeding the hungry people of our communi
Presented at the City Council meeting this 15' day of September, 2014.