HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3.1 March for Meals Month ProclamationAgenda Item 3.1
STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
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DATE: March 24, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Colleen Tribby, City Manager
SUBJECT:
March for Meals Month Proclamation
Prepared by: Vanessa Rosales, CMC, Deputy City Clerk
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will present a proclamation for March for Meals Month.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Present the proclamation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
Each March, Meals on Wheels celebrates the historic day in 1972 when a national nutrition
program for seniors was added to the Older Americans Act. This legislation supported the
rapid growth of the Meals on Wheels network that now collectively serves 2.8 million seniors
each year.
The Spectrum Community Services’ Meals on Wheels program in Dublin provides nutritious
meals to seniors throughout the City that help them maintain their health and independence.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
None.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
The City Council Agenda was posted.
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ATTACHMENTS:
1) March for Meals Month Proclamation
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A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA
“March for Meals Month”
WHEREAS, on March 22, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed into law a provision that amended the Older Americans Act of 1965, which created a
national nutrition program to support seniors aged 60 years and older; and
WHEREAS, Meals on Wheels America established the March for Meals campaign in March 2002 to recognize the historic month and the importance of
the Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs, and to raise awareness about the escalating problem of senior hunger in America; and
WHEREAS, Spectrum Community Services’ Meals on Wheels program in Dublin has served our community admirably for over 30 years; and
WHEREAS, volunteers for Spectrum Community Services’ Meals on Wheels Program are the backbone of the program, serving 1,394 total hours each
year in Dublin delivering nutritious meals to seniors and individuals with disabilities who are at significant risk of hung er and isolation, and showing care
for and attention to their welfare; and
WHEREAS, last year, Spectrum Community Services delivered 12,017 nutritious meals to more than 92 homebound seniors throughout the City of Dublin
allowing those seniors to remain residing in their own homes and aging with dignity; and
WHEREAS, the Meals on Wheels program deserves recognition for the contributions it has made, and will continue to make, to local communiti es, as
well as to our state and our nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby proclaim March 2026 as the 24th annual March for
Meals Month and urges every resident to take this month to #EndTheWait, and honor the Meals on Wheels of Alameda County programs, the seniors they
serve, and the volunteers who care for them.
DATED: March 24, 2026
Attachment 1
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