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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Meals on Wheels was created 33 years ago under the |
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| federal Older Americans Act, signed into law on July 14, 1965, |
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| by President Lyndon B. Johnson; and
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| WHEREAS, To mark the 33rd anniversary of Meals on Wheels, |
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| the Senior Advisory Council and Community Nutrition Network, |
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| Inc., of Schaumburg are participating in the national March for |
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| Meals campaign; March for Meals is a nationwide initiative to |
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| end senior hunger, sponsored by the Meals on Wheels Association |
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| of America; and
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| WHEREAS, Despite the success of the Meals on Wheels |
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| program, literally hundreds of thousands of senior citizens |
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| still go to bed hungry each night in this country, and four out |
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| of ten Meals on Wheels programs have waiting lists; and
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| WHEREAS, During the month of March, people all over the |
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| country are encouraged to participate in the Meals on Wheels |
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| program by volunteering or contributing financially; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we recognize the 33rd anniversary of the creation of Meals on |
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| Wheels, and we encourage the citizens of Illinois to support |
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| this worthy program either financially or by volunteering; and |
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| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the Senior Advisory Council and Community |
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| Nutrition Network, Inc., of Schaumburg as an expression of our |
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| gratitude for the important service they provide to our senior |
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| citizens.
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