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Pro clamation <br />DESIGNATING MARCH 2024 AS A MONTH <br />CELEBRATING THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT NUTRITION PROGRAM <br />-Whereas, on March 22, 1972, President Nixon signed into law a measure that amended the <br />Older Americans Act of 1965 to include a national nutrition program for individuals 60 years and older. <br />For more than 50 years, this landmark law has helped to fund community-based organizations, like <br />Meals on Wheels, and it is still the only federal program designed specifically to meet the nutritional <br />and social needs of older adults; and <br />-Whereas, each year, Meals on Wheels programs from across the country join together for the <br />March for Meals awareness campaign to celebrate its success and garner the support needed to ensure <br />these critical programs can continue to address food insecurity and malnutrition, combat social <br />isolation, enable independence, and improve health for years to come; and <br />-Whereas, Meals on Wheels programs in Indian River County have served our communities <br />admirably for 50 years. Volunteers for Meals on Wheels are the backbone of the program, delivering <br />nutritious meals to seniors who are at significant risk of hunger and isolation, but also caring concern <br />and attention to their welfare. <br />Naw, Therefore, be it Proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of <br />Indian River County, ,Florida, that March 2024 is designated as a month celebrating the Older <br />Americans Act Nutrition Program and the Board urges every community member to take this month to <br />honor our Meals on Wheels programs, the seniors they serve and the volunteers who care for them. <br />Adopted this 5th day of March, 2024. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />Susan Adams, Chairman <br />Joseph E. Flescher, Vice Chairman <br />Joseph H. Earman <br />Deryl Loar <br />Laura Moss <br />1 <br />