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Operation No Kid Hungry

Marye Audet — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:08:26 +0000

If you are surfing today you may see several of these posts. That’s o.k..they are worth thinking about. Most of us gripe about our grocery bills going up, or that food costs are terrible, or even that we need to lose weight. All of those things are valid. Truth is, for most of us, although the prices are going up, and we may be cutting back, we are not missing meals. ( Which is why we are always mentioning the need to lose weight) Thousands of kids can’t say that. Even in my neighborhood, and yours, there are more than likely kids that are hungry. Read this and see if there is anything you can do.

Share Our Strength has launched a brand new campaign to raise funds to help end childhood hunger. “Operation No Kid Hungry” responds to President-elect Obama’s call to action to end childhood hunger by 2015.

Share Our Strength has partnered with AT&T to offer two great ways that you can support and participate in “Operation No Kid Hungry”:

1.Donate by text: Text “SHARE” to 20222 on your mobile device to donate $5. AT&T will match all text donations up to $100,000. Help us meet this challenge grant! Find out more at http://strength.org/get_involved/text_donation/

2.Hold a food drive: Beginning January 19th, a national day of community service, help feed those in need by holding your own community food drive.
Visit http://Strength.org to find a food bank and a list of the most needed nutritious foods.

For more information about “Operation No Kid Hungry” and how you can help end childhood hunger, visit Share Our Strength’s website: http://strength.org.

There are also more ways you can help get the word out, including banners for your blog and social networking pages here: http://strength.org/get_involved/spread_the_word/

Image:Operation Strength, used by permission

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The Great American Bake Sale..Fight Childhood Hunger

Marye Audet — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:44:06 +0000

I was checking out some blogs that I hadn’t looked at in awhile before posting the recipe I had chosen for today when I came across something on Paul’s site, Cookies Etc. that I really felt should take priority over anything I could write about.
You know, we have all read or heard it…sometimes we have seen or experienced it. On any given street in American there are instances of children going to bed hungry. Ridiculous really. If you have ever been dumpster diving you know what terrible stewards we are of our resources. Stores throw away literally billions of dollars of good food because of storage issues, shelf dates etc. I am not going to get on a soapbox about that here, much as I am tempted.
However this is what is going on, shamelessly lifted from Paul…
Do you want to do something about childhood hunger in America? Join with the over 1 million people who have been baking, selling, or buying baked goods as part of Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale. So far this campaign has raised over $3 million since 2003.“The Great American Bake Sale campaign provides a simple, exciting way for people of all ages to join the fight to end childhood hunger in America,” said Billy Shore, Share Our Strength’s founder and executive director. “The campaign builds on the long American tradition of holding bake sales as community fundraisers. By engaging everyone to hold a bake sale, the Great American Bake Sale will help ensure that the 12.4 million American children at risk of hunger have the healthy, nutritious foods they need to develop their full potential.”Hunger has long lasting effects on children. It contributes to poorer health overall and can affect the child’s psychological and academic development.What can you do to help? Visit Great American Bake Sale and learn more about the campaign. Then choose to hold a bake sale or a virtual bake sale to raise money to end childhood hunger. Registration for Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale is free and available at Great American Bake Sale.Monies raised go to local organizations that run after school and summer meal programs. Funds also go to organizations that educate families at risk in proper nutrition and cooking skills.

Share Our Strength and Food Network have joined together for this year’s campaign with Food Network TV personalities Rachael Ray, Sandra Lee, and Tyler Florence taking part in PSA’s encouraging people to participate.

This year’s top fundraiser will win a trip for two to the Food Network, get tickets to a taping of Emeril Live!, and receive a tour of the Food Network Kitchens, the ’soul’ of the Food Network.

Share Our Strength® is leading the fight against hunger and poverty by working with individuals and companies to use their strengths to the fullest. Their priority is to end childhood hunger in America and the Great American Bake Sale is just one way they are working to achieve this goal. For more information, please visit Share Our Strength

With the internet we have so many more ways we can give of our resources to help others. In fact…If you are going to participate in this leave a comment with a link to your webpage/blog and publish the list of what you are making so that we have sort of a blog neighborhood bake sale and it will be easy to go from one to another. How cool is that!

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