HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 26

48th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2008

INTRODUCED BY

Rhonda S. King

A JOINT MEMORIAL

DECLARING FEBRUARY 1, 2008 AS "SCHOOL NUTRITION DAY" AT THE LEGISLATURE.

     WHEREAS, school nutrition programs provided through the national school lunch program and the national school breakfast program have provided millions of healthy and nutritious meals to children across New Mexico for more than sixty years; and

     WHEREAS, school nutrition programs play an important role in helping to ensure that every student in New Mexico starts school ready to learn because a hungry or undernourished child is less likely to be an eager and attentive student; and

     WHEREAS, school nutrition programs have demonstrated a commitment in New Mexico to promote children's health, well-being and educational excellence, a primary goal of student success; and

     WHEREAS, in New Mexico, two hundred three public, private and bureau of Indian affairs schools serve more than one hundred ninety-seven thousand lunches and one hundred two thousand breakfast meals each school day; and

     WHEREAS, New Mexico is ranked number one in students participating in school breakfast programs in the United States;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that Friday, February 1, 2008, be declared "School Nutrition Day" at the legislature.

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