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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 528
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 2, 2005
Mr. Cannon (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and Mr. Matheson) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
RESOLUTION
Requesting the President to designate the Thursday before Thanksgiving Day as Feed America Thursday
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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;
Whereas selfless sacrifice breeds a genuine spirit of thanksgiving, both affirming and restoring fundamental principles in our society;
Whereas great numbers of Americans this year are suffering hunger and other privations from the results of hurricanes and other natural disasters; and
Whereas the Thursday before Thanksgiving Day should be designated as Feed America Thursday
: Now, therefore, be it
That the House of Representatives requests that the President issue a proclamation designating Feed America Thursday
and calling upon the people of the United States to sacrifice 2 meals on that day, and to donate the money that they would have spent on food for those 2 meals to a religious or charitable organization of their choice for the purpose of feeding the hungry.