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Article: PRESIDENT BUSH PROCLAIMS OCT. 12-18 AS NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 10, 2008
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The White House released the following 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 millions of children are receiving the healthy food necessary to succeed by providing ...