[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 202 (Thursday, October 18, 2018)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 52935-52936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22937]



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                Proclamation 9806 of October 12, 2018



                
National School Lunch Week, 2018



                By the President of the United States of America



                A Proclamation



                School meals help ensure that our children receive the 

                nourishment they need to grow, develop, and learn. 

                During National School Lunch Week, we acknowledge the 

                benefits of school lunch programs, which provide 

                millions of children the opportunity to enjoy 

                nutritious meals, providing them with the fuel they 

                need to achieve their full physical and mental 

                potential.



                The National School Lunch Program provides nearly 4.9 

                billion low-cost or free meals to approximately 30 

                million students each year. These meals are a 

                dependable and consistent source of nutrition for many 

                children in schools and childcare centers throughout 

                our country.



                My Administration understands that we have a 

                responsibility to children and taxpayers alike to 

                ensure that school meals are nutritious and enjoyable. 

                The best way to do that is to return control back to 

                the people on the ground who make these programs work. 

                That is why we have lowered regulatory hurdles and 

                restored flexibility to schools and communities with 

                respect to the menus in their cafeterias. School 

                nutrition specialists and food service professionals 

                work tirelessly each day to provide students with the 

                nourishment they need to succeed in the classroom and 

                beyond. We are committed to supporting them, listening 

                to their feedback, and equipping them with the tools 

                and flexibility they need to serve our children well.



                This week, we recognize the hard work of all the food 

                service professionals, school administrators, community 

                members, and parents across our Nation who help plan, 

                prepare, and serve the meals that sustain millions of 

                children. To emphasize the importance of the National 

                School Lunch Program to our youth's nutrition, the 

                Congress, by joint resolution of October 9, 1962 

                (Public Law 87-780), has designated the week beginning 

                on the second Sunday in October each year as ``National 

                School Lunch Week,'' and has requested the President to 

                issue a proclamation in observance of this week.



                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 

                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 

                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 

                United States, do hereby proclaim October 14 through 

                October 20, 2018, as National School Lunch Week. I call 

                upon all Americans to join the countless individuals 

                who administer the National School Lunch Program in 

                activities that support and promote awareness of the 

                health and well-being of our Nation's children.



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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 

                twelfth day of October, in the year of our Lord two 

                thousand eighteen, and of the Independence of the 

                United States of America the two hundred and forty-

                third.

                

                

                    (Presidential Sig.)



[FR Doc. 2018-22937

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