HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4b. Hunger Awareness Day Proclamation
WHEREAS, the SLO Food Bank is the lead hunger relief organization in the County; and
WHEREAS, the SLO Food Bank was founded in 1989, and has provided 34 years of hunger relief
throughout the community; and
WHEREAS, the SLO Food Bank provides the vital infrastructure for hunger relief and is the
primary source of nutritious, free and affordable food for over 80 partner nonprofit agencies
that feed the hungry; and
WHEREAS, the SLO Food Bank and its coalition partners deliver nutritious food to over 31,000
County residents every month and in every community, from Nipomo to San Miguel, on the coast
from Los Osos to San Simeon, and to points east including Creston, Shandon, and California Valley;
and
WHEREAS, the SLO Food Bank provides millions of pounds of only the most wholesome nutrition,
which advances and promotes important public health outcomes; and
WHEREAS, the SLO Food Bank is coordinating a countywide call to action called “Hunger
Awareness Day” on June 2nd this year; and
WHEREAS, the SLO Food Bank believes that the people of our County will again rally in a one -day
push to donate much-needed funds to alleviate local hunger and elevate public health for all; and
WHEREAS, people giving donations on June 2, 2023, will raise critical funds needed to help
alleviate hunger.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Erica A. Stewart, Mayor of the City of San Luis Obispo on behalf of the entire
City Council proclaim June 2, 2023, as Hunger Awareness Day in San Luis Obispo.
Hunger Awareness Day
June 2, 2023
June 6, 2023
Mayor Date