National School Lunch Week, 2007

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Part II

The President

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Proclamation 8190--National School Lunch Week, 2007

Proclamation 8191--White Cane Safety Day, 2007

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 8190 of October 12, 2007

National School Lunch Week, 2007

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

The National School Lunch Program provides millions of
lunches to our Nation's children each school day.
During National School Lunch Week, we renew our
commitment to the health of our children and to
ensuring that they receive nutritious meals and develop
good eating habits.

Since it began in 1946, the National School Lunch
Program has provided nutritious meals in schools across
the country. The United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) has worked to ensure that these
meals include fresh fruits, vegetables, and milk and
that they meet dietary recommendations so children
limit fat, sodium, cholesterol, and excess calories in
their diet.

By learning to eat well, children can avoid problems
that can lead to serious long-term health problems,
including heart disease, asthma, and diabetes. Team
Nutrition, part of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service,
is playing an important role in promoting good
nutrition to children in thousands of our Nation's
schools, providing training and resources to food
service professionals across our country.

National School Lunch Week is an opportunity to
recognize food service professionals, school officials,
and parents for their dedicated efforts to provide
healthy foods to America's children. This week, we
recommit ourselves to encouraging children to make
nutritious food choices and lead healthy lifestyles.

In recognition of the contributions of the National
School Lunch Program to the health, education, and
well-being of America's children, the Congress, by
joint resolution of October 9, 1962 (Public Law 87-
780), as amended, has designated the week beginning on
the second Sunday in October of each year as ``National
School Lunch Week'' and has requested the President to
issue a proclamation in observance of this week.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the
United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week
of October 14 through October 20, 2007, as National
School Lunch Week. I call upon all Americans to join
the dedicated individuals who administer the National
School Lunch Program in appropriate activities that
support the health and well-being of our Nation's
children.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twelfth day of October, in the year of our Lord two
thousand seven, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and thirty-second.