SUBJECT:
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A Proclamation proclaiming March 2026 as the 24th Annual March for Meals Month sponsored by Council Member Emily Baer
Department
DEPARTMENT: Administrative Operations
Presenter
PRESENTER(S): Debbie Stamp, Town Clerk
Sponsor: Council Member Emily Baer
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Time
TIME ESTIMATE: 5 minutes
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FISCAL SUMMARY:
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Policy
POLICY ISSUES:
Town Council can approve proclamations for any chosen issue or item.
Recommendation
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the proclamation celebrating March 2026 as the 24th Annual March for Meals Month
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SUMMARY/KEY POINTS
• In 2025, Coal Creek Meals on Wheels served over 77,000 meals to those in need.
• Food insecurity is increasing substantially, and action is needed now.
• Coal Creek Meals on Wheels continue to serve anyone in need of a nutritious meal, regardless of their age, income, socioeconomic status, or other factors.
BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
Meals on Wheels programs from across the country are joining together for the March for Meals awareness campaign to garner the support needed to ensure these critical programs can continue and to celebrate, among other things, that in 2025 Coal Creek Meals on Wheels surpassed one million meals served since the organization’s founding. The proclamation designates March 2026 as a month celebrating Coal Creek Meals on Wheels.
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1. Proclamation