PRINTER'S NO. 1668

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 166 Session of 1999

        INTRODUCED BY DEMPSEY, ADOLPH, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BARD,
           BARRAR, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA,
           CAWLEY, CHADWICK, CIVERA, L. I. COHEN, CORRIGAN, COY, DAILEY,
           DONATUCCI, DRUCE, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FLICK, FORCIER,
           FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GIGLIOTTI, GORDNER, GRUCELA, HALUSKA,
           HARHAI, HASAY, HERSHEY, HESS, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, KENNEY,
           LAUGHLIN, LEH, MAJOR, MANN, MARSICO, MASLAND, McNAUGHTON,
           MELIO, R. MILLER, S. MILLER, ORIE, PESCI, PETRONE, PIPPY,
           PISTELLA, ROBERTS, ROBINSON, ROONEY, ROSS, RUBLEY, SANTONI,
           SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHULER, SEYFERT, SNYDER, SOLOBAY, STABACK,
           STERN, STURLA, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, TRUE,
           WOJNAROSKI, ZUG, READSHAW, WILLIAMS AND B. SMITH, MAY 4, 1999

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           MAY 4, 1999

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Designating May 8, 1999, as "Food Drive Day" in Pennsylvania;
     2     and commending the National Association of Letter Carriers.

     3     WHEREAS, On May 8, 1999, the National Association of Letter
     4  Carriers in cooperation with the United States Postal Service
     5  and the United Way will conduct its sixth nationwide food drive;
     6  and
     7     WHEREAS, The food drive, the largest in the country, last
     8  year resulted in the collection of 45 million pounds of food
     9  nationwide; and
    10     WHEREAS, Postal patrons will be asked to place nonperishable
    11  food items in proximity to their mailboxes for collection by
    12  their letter carriers; and

     1     WHEREAS, Food pantries, food kitchens and homeless shelters
     2  will be the beneficiaries of this massive food collection
     3  effort; therefore be it
     4     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate May 8,
     5  1999, as "Food Drive Day" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
     6     RESOLVED, That the members of the National Association of
     7  Letter Carriers be commended for their humanitarian efforts to
     8  alleviate hunger; and be it further
     9     RESOLVED, That the citizens of this Commonwealth be
    10  encouraged to contribute generously to the letter carriers' food
    11  drive.













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