Salem, Massachusetts Mayor Proclaims March as Great American Meatout Month

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*Salem, Massachusetts Mayor Proclaims March as Great American Meatout Month

 

*Subj: Official Proclamation from Mayor Kimberley Driscoll

Monday, March 3, 2008

 

Issued by the City of Salem, Massachusetts

 

Kimberley Driscoll

Mayor

 

*PROCLAMATION

 

*WHEREAS: a wholesome diet of vegetables, fresh fruits, and whole

grains promotes health and reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke,

cancer, diabetes, and other chronic diseases that debilitate then kill

1.3 million Americans annually; and

 

WHEREAS: such a diet helps preserve topsoil, water, energy, and other

essential food production resources; and

 

WHEREAS: such a diet helps preserve our forests, grasslands, and other

wildlife habitats and reduces pollution of our waterways by crop

debris, manure, and pesticides; and

 

WHEREAS: such a diet helps enormously in reducing emissions of

greenhouse gases that produce global warming; and

 

WHEREAS: such a diet helps prevent the suffering and death of more

than ten billion sentient animals each year in the US; and

 

WHEREAS: each year, dedicated Salem Meatout volunteers encourage their

neighbors to explore such a diet

 

NOW, THEREFORE, I KIMBERLEY DRISCOLL, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SALEM,

MASSACHUSETTS, SO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MARCH 2008 AS: GREAT

AMERICAN MEATOUT MONTH

 

And encourage our citizens to explore a wholesome diet of vegetables,

fresh fruits, and whole grains.

 

Signed, Kimberley Driscoll

Mayor