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Article: Proclamation--National School Lunch Week, 2008.(Week Ending Friday, October 10, 2008)
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October 10, 2008
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National School Lunch Week, we underscore the importance of providing America's children with access to nutritious meals and helping them develop good eating habits through the National School Lunch Program.
The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program administered by the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service in cooperation with State agencies. Since 1946, the National School Lunch Program has served more than 187 billion lunches to students across America. The program is designed to ensure that each day ...