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Declaring March as the Annual March for Meals Month in San Leandro <br />WHEREAS, on March 22, 1972, a law was signed into measure that amended the Older Americans Act of <br />1965 and established a national nutrition program for seniors 60 years and older; and <br />WHEREAS, Meals on Wheels America established the “March for Meals” campaign in March 2002 to <br />recognize the historic month and raise awareness about the escalating problem of senior hunger in America; and <br />WHEREAS, Service Opportunity for Seniors / SOS Meals on Wheels, a program providing <br />home-delivered meals, has admirably served our San Leandro community and beyond for 40 plus years; and <br />WHEREAS, volunteers for SOS Meals on Wheels are the backbone of the program and they not only <br />deliver nutritious meals to seniors and individuals with disabilities who are at risk of hunger and isolation, but also <br />caring concern for their welfare; and <br />WHEREAS, SOS Meals on Wheels serves as a powerful socialization opportunity for millions of seniors to <br />help combat the negative health effects and economic consequences of loneliness and isolation; and <br />WHEREAS, SOS Meals on Wheels deserves recognition for the contributions they have made and will <br />continue to make to San Leandro. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, I Pauline Russo Cutter, Mayor of the City of San Leandro, do hereby proclaim <br />March 2022 as the 20th Annual “March for Meals Month” and urge every resident to take this month to honor our <br />Meals on Wheels programs, the seniors they serve and the volunteers who care for them. <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand <br />and caused the Seal of the City of San Leandro to be <br />affixed this 21st day of March 2022.