CC 2018-04-24_06a Proclamation_Hunger Awareness DayCITY OF
WHEREAS, the Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County is a countywide organization dedicated to
eliminating hunger; and ·
WHEREAS, the Food Bank administers over 70 mobile food distribution sites throughout the County to make
nutritious food available to those in need; and
·WHEREAS, the Food Bank works with a network of 100 plus community and agency partners to distribute
fresh produce, rescued, and sourced food; and
WHEREAS, . the Food Bank assists residents with the application process for CalFresh, a supplemental
nutrition assistance program; and
WHEREAS, in 2017, the Food Bank distributed 5 million pounds of nutritious food, over half of which was
fresh produce, to over 25,000 County residents per month struggling with hunger; and
WHEREAS, the Food Bank is coordinating a Countywide event to promote Hunger Awareness Day on June 1,
2018, and by donating one dollar on one day, the Food Bank can raise the funds needed to eliminate hunger.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Jim Hill, Mayor of the City of Arroyo Grande, on behalf of the
City Council, do hereby declare June 1, 2018 as "HUNGER AWARENESS DAY" in Arroyo Grande.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande to be affixed this 24th day of April 2018.
JIM HILL, MAYOR
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