Declaring Octber 7th Through October 14, 1989 as Boy Scouts of America's "Scouting for Food Good Turn Project" Week

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RESOLUTION NO. 1751 -89 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, DECLARING OCTOBER 7TH THROUGH OCTOBER 14TH, 1989, AS BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA'S "SCOUTING FOR FOOD GOOD TURN PROJECT" WEEK. WHEREAS, studies have shown that more than twenty million Americans go hungry at some time every month; and WHEREAS, between 1983 and 1985, the average number of households in America seeking emergency food increased by almost forty percent; and WHEREAS, the Boy Scouts of America's Good Turn traces back to when an American businessman was lost in a London fog, and a Boy Scout helped him, and from this incident the Boy Scouts of America was founded; and WHEREAS, the Boy Scouts of America National Good Turn Project for 1989 will be the collection of non - perishable food; and WHEREAS, the Northern Indiana Council of the Boy Scouts of America will sponsor its Second Annual "Scouting for Food Good Turn Project" during the week of October 7th - 14th; and WHEREAS, last year the Boy Scouts collected over 63,000 food items for distribution across Northern Indiana; and WHEREAS, the goal of the Northern Indiana Council of the Boy Scouts of America for 1989 is to collect 120,000 cans of food which will be given to the needy. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, publicly commends the Northern Indiana Council of the Boy Scouts of America for sponsoring its second annual "SCOUTING FOR FOOD GOOD TURN PROJECT." SECTION II. The Common Council hereby declares the week of October 7th through October 14, 1989, as Boy Scouts of America's "Scouting for Food Good Turn Project ", in South Bend, Indiana. SECTION III. The Council encourages all citizens of the City to donate non - perishable food items to the Northern Indiana Council of the Boy Scouts of America, so that they can surpass their goal of collecting 120,000 cans of food for the needy. SECTION IV. The Common Council publicly congratulates all of the scouts, their leaders, and all concerned citizens who will be participating in such a worthwhile and caring community project.