[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16871]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 DESIGNATING THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2003, AS ``FEED AMERICA THURSDAY''

  The resolution (S. Res. 174) designating Thursday, November 20, 2003, 
as ``Feed America Thursday'' was considered and agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 174

       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 20, 2003, 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 20, 2003, 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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