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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09 14 15 Mayor's Day of Concern for the Hungry ProclamationMa y o r ’ s O f f i c e Pr o ct a m a t i o n •f r i ) ñ e r e a s , th e Ci t y of Re n t o n re c o g n i z e s a d e q u a t e n u t r i t i o n a s a ba s i c go a l fo r ea c h ci t i z e n ; an d Wh e r e a s , no ch i l d sh o u l d go to sc h o o l hu n g r y , no ba b y sh o u l d be w i t h o u t fe e d i n g s ne e d e d fo r m e n t a l an d ph y s i c a l gr o w t h , no el d e r l y pe r s o n ’ s he a l t h sh o u l d be je o p a r d i z e d by la c k of a p p r o p r i a t e fo o d s ; an d Wh e r e a s , fo o d ba n k , e m e r g e n c y , an d h o t me a l p r o g r a m s wo r k i n g wi t h t h e Ci t y of Re n t o n , lo c a l fa i t h co m m u n i t i e s , so c i a l se r v i c e , a g e n c i e s , an d h u n d r e d s of v o l u n t e e r s st r i v e da y in an d da y ou t to s t e m th e ri s i n g ti d e of h u n g e r , bu t st i l l n e e d m o r e he l p ; an d Wñ e r e a s , wh e n w i n t e r a p p r o a c h e s an d lo w - i n c o m e fa m i l i e s m u s t s t r e t c h t h e i r do l l a r s to co v e r in c r e a s i n g fu e l , el e c t r i c i t y , an d re n t a l co s t s , le a v i n g ev e n le s s m o n e y fo r m o n t h l y fo o d pu r c h a s e , an o u t p o u r i n g of co m m u n i t y a s s i s t a n c e is n e e d e d ; an d ‘I 4 l h i e r e a s , th e Em e r g e n c y Fe e d i n g Pr o g r a m c o o r d i n a t e s an an n u a l fo o d dr i v e , wh i c h wi l l be he l d at gr o c e r y st o r e s t h r o u g h o u t l< i n g Co u n t y on Sa t u r d a y , S e p t e m b e r 19 , 20 1 5 , to he l p s u p p o r t t h e ef f o r t s of t h e i r p r o g r a m an d t h e a r e a ’ s fo o d ba n k s in fi g h t i n g hu n g e r ; an d 4) t j e r e a s , t h e Ci t y of Re n t o n ha s b e e n a s t e a d f a s t s u p p o r t e r of th i s vi t a l pr o j e c t , an d ha s st r i v e d to e r a d i c a t e h u n g e r in t h e co m m u n i t y ; Wo w , th e r e f o r e , I, De n i s La w , Ma y o r of t h e Ci t y of Re n t o n , do he r e b y . pr o c l a i m S e p t e m b e r 19 , 20 1 5 , to be Ma y o r ’ s D a y o f Co n c e r n f o r th e 1- C u n g ’ y in t h e Ci t y of Re n t o n , an d st r o n g l y ur g e al l ci t i z e n s to jo i n t h e Em e r g e n c y Fe e d i n g Pr o g r a m an d th e Sa l v a t i o n Ar m y R e n t o n Ro t a r y Fo o d Ba n k in th e i r ef f o r t s to no u r i s h th o s e wh o ar e hu n g r y . I n w i t n e s s wh i e r e o f 1 ha v e h e r e u n t o s e t my ha n d an d ca u s e d th e se a l of th e Ci t y of Re n t o n to be af f i x e d th i s 14 t h da y of S e p t e m b e r , 20 1 5 . De n i s La w , M a y o r Ci t y o f Re n to n , W a s h i n g t o n Re n t o n Ci t y Ha l l • 10 5 5 So u t h Gr a d y Wa y • Re n t o n , W a s h i n g t o n 98 0 5 7 • re n t o n w a . g o v