,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cbb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #ae1         
#bjai,mr4 ,joyce of ,ohio 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,turner1
 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1   
and ,ms4 ,kaptur7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,agriculture      
,,resolution  ,recognizing the ,national
 ,association of ,letter ,carriers      
one-day food drive4  ,whereas the       
,national ,association of ,letter       
,carriers 7,,nalc7 began their one-day  
food drive in #aiib2 ,whereas for many  
years prior to #aiib1 a number of ,,nalc
 branches collected food for the needy  
in the communities they served2 ,whereas
 in #aiib1 #aj cities were selected to  
explore a coordinated effort1 and a     
pilot food drive was held in ,columbus1 
,ohio1 by ,branch #gh of the ,,nalc2    
,whereas the pilot food drive was so    
successful that the food drive was then 
expanded nationwide2 ,whereas a         

nationwide one-day food drive was       
organized for ,may #ae1 #aiic1 with the 
goal of having at least one ,,nalc      
,branch participate in each of the #ej  
,states2 ,whereas more than #bbj ,,nalc 
branches participated in the first      
national one-day food drive and set a   
one-day record for food collection in   
the ,united ,states by collecting more  
than #aa1jjj1jjj pounds of food2        
,whereas in #bjah1 the ,,nalc collected 
over #ga1fjj1jjj pounds of food to help 
restock food banks1 pantries1 and       
shelters throughout the ,united ,states2
 ,whereas #bjah marked the #aeth        
consecutive year that the ,nation's     
largest one-day food drive collected    
more than #gj1jjj1jjj pounds of food2   
,whereas the ,,nalc one-day food drive  
has collected more than #a1fgj1jjj1jjj  
pounds of food since it began in #aiic2 
and ,whereas the ,,nalc one-day food    
drive occurs on the second ,saturday in 
,may each year3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  

7#a7 recognizes the ,national           
,association of ,letter ,carriers'      
one-day food drive2 and  7#b7 honors the
 ,national ,association of ,letter      
,carriers for their distinguished       
community service and philanthropic     
efforts4