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UQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE.* 4/14/86 <br />ITEM NO.. <br />Department Approval;: Manager Reviewed. Agenda Section: <br />W` =-e 4i <br />Item De sic ri'll-ption "Hands Across America" for the Hungry and <br />Homeless <br />fin May 15, millions of people will bell holding hands stretching <br />from Lois Angeles, to New York City. The purpose of the "Hands <br />Across America"' project is to raise an estimated $100 mon for <br />hunger and homeless programs across the Nations <br />This priogram, is supported, by the ',Nat ional League of Cities, and <br />is urging member citiles to take some action to assist the project. <br />Please refer to thie April, 7,, 198,16 eldilition of the Natloon's Cities <br />lo4�11 <br />In clonj�unction, with the ""Hands Across America" project, a number <br />,of Twin City businesses are sponsoring a "Hands Across the Twin <br />10 <br />Cities'll project at the same time and date,. The chain of holding <br />riom <br />ds e the Stiate Capitol to the University of <br />han will stritch f <br />Minnesota Main, Campus, Funds rai'sled from this latter project <br />will go to the Minniesolta Food Bank,. <br />It,, perhaps, would bile more effective to support one Twin City <br />a <br />effort, rather than, Individual citi'es doing their own. <br />Therefore, 'it 'i's riecommended the City of Roseville adopt a <br />resolution supporting the "'Hands Across America" effort as well <br />as urging citizens to participate in the "Across the Twin Cities" <br />0 <br />proij ect a <br />0 loort of the "Hands Across <br />Motion to adopt, a resolution urgingi sup, <br />America" and the "Hands Across the Twin Cities" project for-the <br />hungry and, homeless. <br />