[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18783]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     FIGHT HUNGER TO REDUCE POVERTY

  (Mr. QUINN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. QUINN. Madam Speaker, October 16 is United Nations World Food 
Day. This annual event, as we know, seeks to raise awareness for the 
problem of hunger around the world, as well as to provide a plan to 
address and make a significant reduction in the number of people who 
are without food. This year's theme, Fight Hunger To Reduce Poverty 
underscores the U.N.'s belief that fighting hunger is the first step in 
reducing poverty.
  In conjunction with the food bank of Western New York and Buffalo, we 
are honored to sponsor a Columbus Day food raiser Monday, October 8. 
Food and money donated to this event will go towards supplying families 
in our area food items over the holiday and Thanksgiving times. In my 
district and throughout the region, the food bank is dedicated to 
feeding hungry people, providing over 90,000 individuals with close to 
a million meals per month.
  Madam Speaker, I would encourage all of our colleagues to work with 
their local relief organizations to continue to fight hunger.

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