PRINTER'S NO. 3373
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
849
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY J. McNEILL, HENNESSEY, SCHLOSSBERG, HARKINS,
TOOHIL, NEILSON, SAMUELSON, LONGIETTI, KINSEY, MURT, WARD,
READSHAW, KAUFFMAN, YOUNGBLOOD, BARBIN, BOBACK, DRISCOLL,
MACKENZIE, MARSICO, DiGIROLAMO, CONKLIN, DEASY, CALTAGIRONE,
MILLARD, DeLUCA, WARREN, SCHLEGEL CULVER, VAZQUEZ, KIRKLAND,
BRADFORD, SIMS, SOLOMON AND D. COSTA, APRIL 18, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 18, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating May 12, 2018, as "National Association of Letter
Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, On May 12, 2018, the National Association of Letter
Carriers will be conducting its 26th annual Letter Carriers'
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive to combat hunger in the United
States; and
WHEREAS, The Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive,
held annually on the second Saturday in May, is the country's
largest single-day food drive; and
WHEREAS, On May 12, 2018, letter carriers in more than 10,000
communities in all 50 states and territories of the United
States will collect nonperishable food donations as they deliver
mail along their postal routes; and
WHEREAS, Each year, with the help of volunteers, donations
are delivered to food banks, pantries and shelters that serve
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the area where the donations are collected; and
WHEREAS, The summer months are a particularly critical time,
when donations and supplies are low and school lunch programs
are not available for local youths; and
WHEREAS, Postal customers are encouraged to participate by
leaving donations of nonperishable goods in paper bags by their
mailboxes on May 12, 2018; and
WHEREAS, Partners of the Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger
Food Drive include the United States Postal Service, the
National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, the United Way, the
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, the AFL-
CIO, Valpak, Valassis and local food pantries; and
WHEREAS, According to the United States Department of
Agriculture, more than 15 million households in the United
States faced food insecurity at some point during 2016; and
WHEREAS, In 2017, letter carriers collected approximately 75
million pounds of food, which is the 14th consecutive year the
effort has exceeded 70 million pounds; and
WHEREAS, Since its inception in 1993, the nationwide food
drive has collected and delivered more than 1.5 billion pounds
of food to help hungry families; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate May 12,
2018, as "National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out
Hunger Food Drive Day" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the National Association of Letter Carriers
and its cosponsors be commended for their humanitarian efforts
to stamp out hunger; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the residents of this Commonwealth be
commended for their past participation in the Letter Carriers'
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive and encouraged to contribute to this
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year's effort to feed the hungry.
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