Nick Arent, state organizer for Virginia Fair Share, accepts the city’s proclamation about the efforts of Hunger-Free Alexandria from Mayor Bill Euille. Photo Contributed
To the Editor:
On behalf of Virginia Fair Share, I would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the City Council of Alexandria.
On Tuesday March 10, the City Council of Alexandria unanimously approved a proclamation affirming the efforts of Hunger-Free Alexandria to combat food hardship locally and commending the efforts of Gov. Terry McAuliffe and First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe for their work to address childhood hunger at the state level with the Commonwealth Council on Bridging the Nutritional Divide. This proclamation not only recognizes the hard work that has been done to reduce the number of people and children at risk of food insecurity but also represents a renewed commitment on behalf of the City of Alexandria to make ending hunger a
priority. Alexandrian’s should be extremely proud of the leaders that they have elected, who are fighting and will continue to fight for everyone to have enough to eat.
I would especially like to thank Mayor Bill Euille and Vice Mayor Allison Silberberg for their important contributions. Mayor Euille has been a huge supporter of our efforts to educate Virginians about the problem of childhood hunger and we are very grateful for the time and energy he spent working with us on this proclamation. Vice Mayor Silberberg too has given much of her time to the cause of fighting food insecurity and has been an instrumental force in bringing the local anti-hunger community together in Alexandria to share resources and exchange ideas.
This small victory should remind all of us of the families who struggle every day to put enough food on the table and to give their children the best opportunities to live happy, healthy, and productive lives. There is still a ton of work ahead of us but together we will solve this problem.
Nick Arent
Virginia Fair Share