[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. Res. 341 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 341

 Designating Thursday, November 21, 2002, as ``Feed America Thursday''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 15, 2002

Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kennedy, 
Mr. Landrieu, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Warner, 
 Mr. Nickles, Ms. Stabenow, and Mrs. Lincoln) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Designating Thursday, November 21, 2002, as ``Feed America Thursday''.

Whereas Thanksgiving Day celebrates the spirit of selfless giving and an 
        appreciation for family and friends;
Whereas the spirit of Thanksgiving Day is a virtue upon which our Nation was 
        founded;
Whereas 33,000,000 Americans, including 13,000,000 children, continue to live in 
        households that do not have an adequate supply of food;
Whereas almost 3,000,000 of those children experience hunger; and
Whereas selfless sacrifice breeds a genuine spirit of Thanksgiving, both 
        affirming and restoring fundamental principles in our society: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate
    (1) designates Thursday, November 21, 2002, as ``Feed America 
Thursday''; and
    (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation calling upon 
the people of the United States to sacrifice 2 meals on Thursday, 
November 21, 2002, and to donate the money that they would have spent 
on food to a religious or charitable organization of their choice for 
the purpose of feeding the hungry.
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