[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 26, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E89]
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    IN RECOGNITION OF AUBURN UNIVERSITY'S ``WAR ON HUNGER'' CAMPAIGN

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 26, 2005

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a 
group of students and faculty at Auburn University who are waging an 
important campaign to fight world hunger.
  Known as the War on Hunger campaign, this groundbreaking initiative 
partners Auburn University with the United Nations World Food 
Programme, a first for any university worldwide.
  Over the next several years this campaign will continue to develop a 
framework for addressing the problem of world hunger. Plans include 
developing an agenda that increases hunger awareness, and creating new 
academic initiatives at the university. Local organizers also hope to 
use their efforts to influence policymakers at all levels of government 
with regard to hunger initiatives.
  Auburn University students will continue to work together, Mr. 
Speaker, and participate in several planned activities to help carry 
out their campaign, including holding benefit concerts and hosting a 
symposium on world hunger. Students will work to enlist the support of 
the Auburn community, and also sponsor a film series on world hunger 
and sustainability. In the true spirit of the Auburn Creed, this 
initiative aspires to feed Auburn students' minds and hearts with a 
sense of social responsibility and human well-being.
  Ultimately, Auburn's goal is to develop and implement a War on Hunger 
model that can be replicated by other universities across the nation 
and around the world. On this important day, I salute the students and 
faculty of Auburn University for addressing this challenge, and applaud 
their efforts in helping end hunger around the globe.

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