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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, It is with deep  concern  for  the  hundreds  of
 3    thousands   of   citizens   nationwide  who  face  increasing
 4    difficulties feeding their families that we, the  members  of
 5    the Illinois House of Representatives, join with the Illinois
 6    Food Bank Association and its individual Food Bank members as
 7    they  support  America's  Second  Harvest's  National  Hunger
 8    Awareness  campaign  to  provide  food  assistance  to hungry
 9    children; and

10        WHEREAS, Because of the sharp downturn  in  the  economy,
11    numerous  families on a daily basis are relying on food banks
12    to secure food for their families; and

13        WHEREAS,  In  Illinois,  nine  food  banks  provide  food
14    assistance to the needy families and their  children  with  a
15    variety of feeding programs, including Kid's Cafe, Summertime
16    Lunch  Bag,  and  After  School Snack Programs throughout the
17    year that are aimed at reducing hunger  amongst  the  State's
18    children; and

19        WHEREAS,    America's   Second   Harvest,   the   largest
20    hunger-relief organization in the United States, has seen  an
21    increase in demand for food, particularly among families with
22    children;  it  has  launched  a  national  campaign to secure
23    additional resources to help ease child hunger; and

24        WHEREAS, June  5,  2003  has  been  designated  "National
25    Hunger Awareness Day" and the Illinois Food Bank Association,
26    which  includes  the  Central Illinois Food Bank-Springfield,
27    the Eastern Illinois Food Bank-Urbana,  the  Greater  Chicago
28    Food  Depository,  the  Hunger Connection Food Bank-Rockford,
29    the Northern Illinois Food Bank-St. Charles, the Peoria  Area
30    Food  Bank,  the  River  Bend Food Bank-Moline, the St. Louis
31    Food Bank, and the Tri-State Food  Bank-Evansville,  Indiana,
32    in  partnership  with  1,850  emergency  food  providers, has
 
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 1    committed its support for America's Second Harvest's national
 2    campaign  to  provide  additional  resources  from  our   own
 3    community to combat child hunger; and

 4        WHEREAS, Whatever attention is generated by this National
 5    Call  to  Action  will benefit the more than 1,246,000 adults
 6    and children in need  of  food  assistance  within  Illinois;
 7    therefore, be it

 8        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 9    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
10    we  proclaim  Thursday,  June  5, 2003 to be "National Hunger
11    Awareness Day" in the State of Illinois; and be it further

12        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
13    presented  to  the  Illinois  Food  Bank  Association and its
14    individual Food Bank members as an expression of our  support
15    and esteem.