HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996.-0917 SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK PR OC LAMA TI ON
WHEREAS, The Healthy School Lunch Program is a grassroots effort to empower
the health of the Earth; and
WHEREAS, The mission of the Health School Lunch Program is to initiate and
coordinate a healthy meal program in local schools; and
WHEREAS, The U.S. Surgeon General's office has reported that 68% of all deaths
this country resulted from diet-related diseases, which are preventable by
practicing good nutrition; and
WItEREAS, The Healthy School Lunch Program encourages school food service
vegetables, nuts, seeds and beans by offering training, recipes and
resources to provide nourishing and delicious meal and snack
alternatives; and
WHEREAS, The Healthy School Lunch Program, by working closely with parents,
teachers and food service personnel, motivates young people to make
healthy food choices at school and at home; and
wnsRE~s, The attention and assignee of all ciC~ens is n~,ded to encourage and
promote government policies that provide organic, plant-based foods to
schools.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Catherine Golden, Mayor of the City of Ashland, Oregon, do
hereby proclaim September 23 through 29, 1996 as:
HEALTHY SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK
continue that support and encouragement all year long.
Dated this 17th day of September, 1996.
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder Catherine M. Golden, Mayor
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