[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 1994)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 52069-52070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-25607]


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[Federal Register: October 13, 1994]




                        Presidential Documents 



                Proclamation 6738 of October 8, 1994

 

National School Lunch Week, 1994

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Sound nutrition plays a vital role in ensuring that 
                children reach their full potential physically, 
                emotionally, and intellectually. Our commitment to the 
                National School Lunch Program reflects the importance 
                of nutrition in our daily lives.

                As we celebrate National School Lunch Week this year, 
                we reaffirm our concern for the health of our Nation by 
                continuing to press forward in our comprehensive 
                initiative requiring that school meals meet the Dietary 
                Guidelines for Americans. Through this initiative, we 
                will update the standards for school meals to reflect 
                the most recent scientific consensus calling for low 
                fat, high fiber foods to help reduce the likelihood of 
                such life-threatening illnesses as cancer and heart 
                disease. We also will help to instill eating habits 
                that promote lifelong health and well-being, and we 
                will rededicate ourselves to delivering school meals 
                that meet the highest possible standards for 
                nutritional quality and appeal.

                The National School Lunch Program currently operates in 
                more than 95 percent of the Nation's public schools and 
                serves about 25 million lunches daily. Many children 
                receive their only nutritious meal of the day at 
                school. These school meals can increase a student's 
                attention span and learning capability. They can 
                improve overall health. And they can help to teach good 
                dietary habits that will last a lifetime. These 
                accomplishments are made possible by the joint efforts 
                of principals, teachers, parents, Federal, State, and 
                local officials, and especially the food service 
                professionals working in more than 92,000 schools and 
                residential child care institutions across the country. 
                We commend all of these individuals for their concern 
                and their dedication in making wholesome meals a 
                reality for our Nation's children.

                In recognition of the contributions of the National 
                School Lunch Program to the nutritional well-being of 
                children, the Congress, by joint resolution of October 
                9, 1962 (Public Law No. 87-780), has designated the 
                week beginning the second Sunday in October of each 
                year as ``National School Lunch Week'' and has 
                requested the President to issue a proclamation in 
                observance of that week.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week 
                beginning October 9, 1994, as National School Lunch 
                Week. I call upon all Americans to recognize those 
                individuals whose efforts contribute to the success of 
                this valuable program.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                eighth day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen 
                hundred and ninety-four, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and 
                nineteenth.

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[FR Doc. 94-25607
Filed 10-12-94; 11:51 am]
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