[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 5, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1192]
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                     NATIONAL HUNGER AWARENESS DAY

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                          HON. JAMES P. MORAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 5, 2007

  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commemorate 
National Hunger Awareness Day and to honor the Arlington Food 
Assistance Center (AFAC), which is located in my congressional 
district.
  National Hunger Awareness Day was established to help inform 
individuals, communities, corporations and policy makers that hunger is 
a severe domestic issue and deserves our critical attention. It is part 
of a grassroots effort to raise awareness about the solvable problem of 
hunger in America.
  AFAC's sole mission is to feed the hungry. AFAC obtains food at no 
cost from local bakeries, supermarkets, food drives and private donors. 
This important work allows their clients to make other necessary 
purchases, such as paying for rent and utilities, without having to 
sacrifice their health and nutritional needs.
  Despite the fact that Arlington County is one of the wealthiest areas 
in the country, too many local residents do not have enough to eat. 
AFAC seeks to remedy this problem by distributing bread, vegetables, 
meat, milk, eggs and other food items to those families in Arlington 
who cannot afford these dietary. Volunteers at AFAC currently 
distribute groceries to nearly 700 families each week. Nearly half of 
the people getting food from AFAC are children.
  I would like to commend the staff and volunteers of the Arlington 
Food Assistance Center who work hard to provide needy families in 
Arlington with groceries each week. I urge my constituents to donate 
food to AFAC through a food drive on June 5th.

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