[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 65 (Thursday, April 30, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1027]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNITION OF GLOBAL CHILD NUTRITION MONTH

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 30, 2009

  Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 
School Nutrition Association, (SNA) and the Global Child Nutrition 
Foundation (GCNF). It is my distinct pleasure to share with you how one 
organization, along with some loose change, can make a dramatic 
difference for those around the globe who are less fortunate.
  April is Global Child Nutrition Month and to celebrate, the School 
Nutrition Association, in conjunction with the Global Child Nutrition 
Foundation is collecting funds to ``Change the World''. SNA and GCNF 
encourage school nutrition professionals to take a day, a week, or the 
whole month to partner with students and teachers in raising funds to 
fight global hunger. Through the Change Our World campaign, the funds 
raised will be used to support GCNF and other local and international 
hunger organizations. Hundreds of school districts nationwide are 
participating this month.
  For the second year during Global Child Nutrition Month, the annual 
Change Our World fundraising campaign continues its mission to raise 
awareness about global hunger. Last year, Change Our World raised 
$110,000 for GCNF. I am hopeful that this year's campaign will exceed 
last year's efforts.
  The Global Child Nutrition Foundation was created in 2006 with the 
mission of expanding opportunities for the world's children to receive 
adequate nutrition for learning and achieving their potential. I 
visited the GCNF Web site to learn more about its work and was 
delighted to see how just in a few years' time, one organization has 
done so much to make a difference. I would encourage all of my 
colleagues to visit the GCNF Web site at www.gcnf.org to learn more 
about its activities.
  Additionally, I am delighted to report that the GCNF will hold its 
2009 Global Child Nutrition Forum outside of Cape Town, South Africa, 
May 5-9, 2009. The Forum marks the beginning of a three-year technical 
assistance cycle to advance school feeding through sharing problem 
solving guidance and ongoing communication with country leaders from 
selected developing countries.
  As we speak of these developing countries, we are reminded that 
nearly 300 million of the world's children are caught in the 
debilitating cycle of poverty and hunger. According to the World Food 
Programme, 170 million of these children attend school, but most do not 
receive meals there. Because a hungry child cannot learn, GCNF works to 
help nations build and sustain school feeding programs to nurture and 
educate children.
  Madam Speaker, as someone who is committed to ending hunger once and 
for all, I thank and commend the School Nutrition Association and the 
Global Child Nutrition Foundation for recognizing April as Global Child 
Nutrition Month.
  It is my hope that all of us can work together to be a part of the 
solution as we continue to raise awareness in eradicating hunger.

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