,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #agj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bd1 #bjae ,mr4  
,tib]i 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4  
,*abot1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,joyce1 &    
,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio7 submitt$ ! foll[+   
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,agriculture  ,,resolution          
,recogniz+ ! ,national ,association (   
,lett] ,c>ri]s' ,"o ,day ,food ,drive4  
,:]eas ! ,national ,association ( ,lett]
 ,c>ri]s 7,,nalc7 began _! ,"o ,day     
,food ,drive 9 #aiib2 ,:]eas = _m ye>s  
prior to #aiib1 a numb] ( ,,nalc bran*es
 collect$ food = ! ne$y 9 ! communities 
!y s]v$2 ,:]eas 9 #aiib1 #aj cities 7   
select$ to explore a coord9at$ ef=t1 & a
 pilot food drive 0 held 9 ,columbus1   
,ohio1 by ,bran* #gh ( ! ,,nalc2 ,:]eas 
! pilot food drive 0 s successful t !   
food drive 0 !n exp&$ nationwide2 ,:]eas
 a nationwide ,"o ,day ,food ,drive 0   
organiz$ = ,may #ae1 #aiic1 ) ! goal (  
hav+ at lea/ "o ,,nalc ,bran* p>ticipate
 9 ea* ( ! #ej ,/ates2 ,:]eas m ?an #bbj

 ,,nalc bran*es p>ticipat$ 9 ! fir/     
national ,"o ,day ,food ,drive & set a  
"o-day record = food collection 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates by collect+ m ?an #aa     
million p\nds ( food2 ,:]eas 9 #bjad1 ! 
,,nalc collect$ ne>ly #gc million p\nds 
( food to help re/ock food banks1       
pantries1 & %elt]s ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 ,:]eas #bjad m>k$ ! #aa?        
consecutive ye> t ! ,"o ,day ,food      
,drive collect$ m ?an #gj million p\nds 
( food2 ,:]eas ! ,,nalc ,"o ,day ,food  
,drive has collect$ m ?an #a4c billion  
p\nds ( food s9ce x began 9 #aiib2 &    
,:]eas ! ,,nalc ,"o ,day ,food ,drive   
occurs on ! second ,saturday 9 ,may ea* 
ye>3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes !     
,national ,association ( ,lett] ,c>ri]s'
 ,"o ,day ,food ,drive2 &  7#b7 honors !
 ,national ,association ( ,lett] ,c>ri]s
 = _! di/+ui%$ community s]vice &       
philan?ropic ef=ts4