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PAT McCRORY
GOVERNOR
HUNGER ACTION MONTH
2013
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, hunger and poverty are issues of grave concern in the United States and the State of North
Carolina; and
WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina is committed to talcing steps to raise awareness about the need
to combat hunger and to provide additional needed resources to citizens; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina has a high percentage of citizens experiencing food hardship every month,
and nearly one in four children under the age of five are food insecure; and
WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina is committed to working with the NC Association of Feeding
America Food Banks in educating people about the role and importance of food banks; and
WHEREAS, more than a million and a half (1,650,000) individuals in North Carolina rely on food
provided by the members of the NC Association of Feeding America Food Banks annually; and
WHEREAS, members of the NC Association of Feeding America Food Banks distributed more than
123 million pounds of food in 2011-12 through its network of2,600 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and
other community organizations; and
WHEREAS, food banks across the country, including the seven members of the NC Association of
Feeding America Food Banks, will host numerous events throughout the month of September to bring
awareness and attention to encourage involvement in efforts to end hunger in their local community.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAT McCRORY, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby
proclaim September 2013, as "HUNGER ACTION MONTH" in North Carolina, and commend its observance
to all citizens.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and afixed the Great Seal of the State of
North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord two thousand and
thirteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-eighth.
Governor