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March 2008

The City of Salem and Mayor Kimberley Driscoll
 Proclaim Great American Meatout Month in Salem

SALEM, Mass - On Friday, February 29, Mayor Kimberley Driscoll issued an official proclamation on behalf of the City of Salem declaring March 2008 as Great American Meatout Month in Salem. Along with the proclamation, the official Seal of Salem was presented to the Salem Vegan Society, as a way of recognizing SVS's efforts to promote The Great American Meatout in Salem. Mayor Driscoll states several reasons why she has chosen to issue the proclamation: To recognize the many health benefits of a vegan diet, the vital role that veganism plays in preserving our environment and in reducing the effects of global warming, and its role in lessening the suffering of more than 10 billion sentient animals each year in the US. SVS Founder Marc Delaney: "We'd like to use this opportunity to thank Mayor Driscoll for her true compassion, courage, and wisdom in light of this gift."

  
 

Text of the official Proclamation

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 help 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

Date: February 29, 2008

Presented to: Salem Vegan Society, Salem, Mass.

  

You can also help to proclaim the same message that
Mayor Driscoll has in her official Proclamation. You can
donate to SVS's annual Salem Vegan Food Drive to
Benefit the Salem Mission online now. Simply visit our

2008 Food Drive page. Donate online now!

 

Meatout is a program of FARM (Farm Animal Rights Movement), a nonprofit, public-interest organization advocating plant-based (vegan) diets to save animals, protect the environment, and improve health.

Salem Vegan Society reminds its members and others to conserve energy & resources.
SVS advocates the regular use of public transportation, biking, and walking.

2008 © Salem Vegan Society - All rights reserved.