September-October 2013 | www.bread.org
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BREAD FOR THE WORLD
is a collective Christian voice
urging our nation’s decision
makers to end hunger
at home and abroad
Bread for the World staff members (left to right) Amelia Kegan, Gary Cook, Eric Mitchell, and LaVida
Davis visited the White House and hand-delivered Bread’s presidential petition on August 7, 2013.
Persuading the President to
Prioritize Ending Hunger
Bread for the World’s presidential petition, which asks President
Barack Obama to work with Congress on a plan to end hunger, is
gaining traction. In early August, a team of Bread for the World staffers
personally delivered a batch of petition signatures—more than 30,000—
to the White House.
Visiting the White House
On Aug. 7, four Bread staffers—Director of Church Relations Gary Cook,
Director of Organizing and Grassroots Capacity Building LaVida Davis, Director of Government Relations Eric Mitchell, and Senior Policy Analyst Amelia
Kegan—visited the West Wing and presented the presidential petition to White
House staff during a meeting with the Office of Public Engagement (OPE). They
handed over two boxes filled with signatures, as well as a thumb drive containing the same information electronically, to Paulette Aniskoff, deputy assistant
(See Petition on page 2)
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ACT NOW!
Harmful Cuts to Threaten SNAP
Members of Congress are preparing
to revisit crucial legislation. Pending
farm bill legislation in the House is
particularly worrisome, so make sure
to call your representative this week.
Urge your representative to:
• reject legislation that would cut
SNAP (formerly food stamps),
making it more difficult for
millions of families to put food
on the table; and,
• protect and strengthen SNAP
in any final farm bill package or
budget agreement.
Call your representative using
either our toll-free number,
1-800-826-3688, or the Capitol
switchboard at (202) 224-3121.