SENATE RESOLUTION

                    1999-8614

By Senators Morton, Wojahn, Haugen, Fraser, Rasmussen and Kohl-Welles

    WHEREAS, The number of grocery stores of the Washington Food Industry Association statewide totals 2,962, employing over 69,000 people; and

    WHEREAS, The industry grosses over $12 billion annually; and

    WHEREAS, The members of the Washington Food Industry Association donated over $12 million to their communities for local events and non-profit organizations; and

    WHEREAS, This year marks the one hundredth anniversary of the Washington Food Industry Association;

    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate acknowledge the vital role that the Washington Food Industry Association, together with its collective members and employees, plays in the economy of Washington State, and applaud the Association for its record of service to the residents of our state.

I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate,

do hereby certify that this is a true and

correct copy of Senate Resolution 1999-8614,

adopted by the Senate January 29, 1999.

TONY M. COOK

Secretary of the Senate