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Governor LePage Declares March 2012 as National Nutrition Month
February 28, 2012
For Immediate Release: January 28, 2012
Contact: Adrienne Bennett (207) 287-2531
AUGUSTA - Governor Paul LePage issued the following proclamation declaring March 2012 to be National Nutrition Month:
"WHEREAS, food is the substance by which life is sustained; and
WHEREAS, the type, quality, and amount of food that individuals consume each day plays a vital role in their overall health and physical fitness; and
WHEREAS, there is a need for continuing nutrition education and a wide-scale effort to enhance good eating practices,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAUL R. LEPAGE, do hereby recognize March 2012 as
NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH
throughout the State of Maine, and urge all citizens to recognize this observance."