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2018 SESSION

18107866D
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 508
Offered March 5, 2018
Commending the Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.
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Patrons-- Boysko, Adams, D.M., Bulova, Cole, Convirs-Fowler, Delaney, Filler-Corn, Heretick, Hope, Hurst, Krizek, Lopez, McQuinn, Murphy, Plum, Rasoul, Simon, Sullivan, Turpin and Ware; Senators: Ebbin, Howell, Marsden, Spruill and Surovell
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WHEREAS, since 1991, the Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive has collected more than 1.6 billion pounds of food for individuals and families facing hunger; and

WHEREAS, letter carriers are integral members of every community, and the Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is rooted in a 125-year-old tradition of generous volunteer service by the National Association of Letter Carriers; and

WHEREAS, the first Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive was held in 1991, and by 1993, the drive had become a nationwide effort with more than 220 participating branches of the National Association of Letter Carriers raising 11 million pounds of food in just one day; and

WHEREAS, in 2017 alone, letter carriers and other volunteers working for the Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive in Virginia collected approximately 1.3 million pounds of food, which was donated to local food banks across the Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, individuals, service organizations, churches, and businesses have been inspired by the Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive to make their own contributions at local, regional, and national levels; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Paula Schenemann as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the success of the Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive in alleviating hunger throughout the Commonwealth.