The children who attended Vacation Bible School at St. John XXIII Catholic Community in Albuquerque this summer wrote messages on paper plates urging Congress to end hunger and poverty in our country. We distributed the 88 paper-plate messages as evenly as we could among Sen. Tom Udall, Sen. Martin Heinrich and Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham. They were almost all great messages, and I don't recall which plates went to which of our legislators. What we know is that the messages touched Rep. Lujan Grisham, who sent a nice reply to the VBS children of our parish. (The children of
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church and All Saints Lutheran Church also sent
paper-plate messages to Congress).
Here are some excerpts of Rep. Lujan Grisham's reply (with the full letter below)
Children of St. John XXIII Catholic Community:
"Thank you for taking time to make such beautiful personalized messages highlighting the poverty children face in our state and country," Lujan Grisham. I want you to know that I take this issue seriously.
"Hungry children should not have to bear the burden of balancing our nation's budget."
"Thank you for writing to me -- your passion energizes my desire to eliminate poverty in our state. Together we can work to ensure that no child is left hungry."
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