Pledge to End Hunger
- 7 Lashings
- Dropped Mar 15th, 2009 by Ted Murphy in charity
Can 5,000 Feed 560,000?
I am meeting some awesome people at SWSX in Austin this week. On Friday I ran into Scott Henderson, a great guy behind a great cause. Scott is the the campaign manager for Pledge to End Hunger. In just one week, 2,500 people have signed the pledge and committed to do something to help end childhood hunger in America. The effort has already delivered more than 89,000 lbs of food (courtesy of Tyson Foods), which is enough to feed over 350,000 children in need.
I want your help! If a total of 5,000 people sign The Pledge by Tuesday at 1 PM ET, Tyson will donate another truck load of food and make it possible for us to feed a total of 560,000 children in need. We’re already halfway there and can make this goal with your help.
You are already on the interwebs. Go now and sign the pledge, it is easy and free.
Thanks Ted for this great post. I just made my pledge and will share the message.
@dmiceli
@Donna:
Thank you so much. It takes 30 seconds to make a difference.
People are surprised when making a difference takes so very little effort, I pledged a few days ago and have been sharing about this awesome opportunity to help people in need.
Brazil has been able to end hunger by making food a basic right. Read treehugger post to find out how. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/03/brazilian-city-makes-food-a-basic-right-and-ends-hunger.php
love this quote : “Hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food but a scarcity of democracy.”
Ted, thank you so much for getting involved with this! At Coalition for the Homeless, we are so thankful for people who take a stand against poverty. Good luck!
Awesome stuff, Ted. Way to go out there and make a difference.
Giving this a try $100 to strength.org and other stuff. Just trying to do our part. Every little bit helps. http://tr.im/iLoB