[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 452 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 452

Recognizing the efforts of the National Association of Letter Carriers 
                       for its annual food drive.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2000

 Ms. Lofgren submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                      the Committee on Agriculture

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing the efforts of the National Association of Letter Carriers 
                       for its annual food drive.

Whereas this Nation, so great in wealth and prosperity, is still the home for 30 
        million men, women, and children who have neither wealth nor prosperity 
        and who suffer daily from hunger;
Whereas food donations across the Nation traditionally decline sharply during 
        the spring and summer months and endanger the millions of people who 
        depend on these contributions;
Whereas the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), having recognized 
        this crisis, began its national food drive some eight years ago and 
        collected millions of pounds of food every year since;
Whereas in 1999, more than 1,500 local NALC branches in more than 10,000 cities 
        and towns across the United States performed the extraordinary feat of 
        collecting 58.4 million pounds of food for the needy;
Whereas the eighth annual NALC Food Drive will take place on Saturday, May 13, 
        2000;
Whereas 95 million postcards will arrive at homes across the United States 
        during the week before the drive urging donations by postal customers;
Whereas this national effort to ``Stamp Out Hunger'' is the world's largest 
        single-day food drive and the largest single volunteer event in America 
        each year;
Whereas letter carriers will be collecting food as well as mail at mailboxes 
        across the country, performing their daily job and collecting food for 
        the hungry, come rain or shine; and
Whereas the NALC food drive will greatly help the millions of Americans who 
        depend on food banks across the Nation and should serve as a model of 
        the level of effort and dedication needed to combat the hunger that 
        ravages the country: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates the members of the National Association 
        of Letter Carriers for their hard work on behalf of the 
        millions of Americans who go hungry each day; and
            (2) encourages all Americans to follow their example and 
        donate food to the hungry and to this food drive on May 13, 
        2000, by placing nonperishable food by their mailboxes.
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