Archive for January, 2012

A letter to the editor: Hunger Exists in America

January 31, 2012

Howard G. Buffett joins Feeding America President and CEO Vicki Escarra in this response to the Wall Street Journal’s recent article, The Myth of the Starving Americans. As of today, this response has not yet been accepted for publication by the Wall Street Journal. To The Editor: The Myth of Starving Americans by Warren Kozak (Jan.30, 2012) [...]

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Posted by Nola Akiwowo on January 31, 2012 at 10:55 AM in Hunger in the News, National Initiatives, Our Leaders
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Welcome To Revolution Hunger! By Tekiah Jones.

January 24, 2012

Tekiah is the Washington, D.C. New Media Producer for the Revolution Hunger Campaign. My phone, Twitter, and the DC Metro are the three things I can’t live without. I throw my hands in the air and panic if they are lost, over capacity, or not running on time. Thinking about it, I’m 100 percent sure [...]

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Posted by Nola Akiwowo on January 24, 2012 at 10:24 AM in Local Efforts, National Initiatives
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Voulnteerism. By Kat Foronda

January 20, 2012

The more people volunteer, the more struggling people have a chance at turning their lives around. Alone, we cannot reach out to everyone.. What we can do is encourage prosperous citizens to devote a fraction of their time to help those less fortunate than they are.

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Posted by Dan Michel on January 20, 2012 at 10:22 AM in Local Efforts
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2011 Top Ten

January 12, 2012

Here is the top ten blog postings by traffic in 2011. Thanks for reading, following along and sharing!

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Posted by Dan Michel on January 12, 2012 at 12:54 PM in Uncategorized
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Congratulations to Bill Bolling, 2012 Georgian of the Year!

January 10, 2012

Atlanta Community Food Bank’s Executive Director recently received the phenomenal honor of being named GeorgiaTrend’s Georgian of the Year.

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Posted by Nola Akiwowo on January 10, 2012 at 4:17 PM in Hunger in the News, Our Leaders
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Furnishing a New Beginning. By Sarah Cook.

January 10, 2012

Sarah Cook is a Public Relations Specialist with Freestore Foodbank, a Feeding America member. In December, she had the chance to witness a life-changing event for a client family served by her food bank. She shared the following story of that remarkable day.

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Posted by Nola Akiwowo on January 10, 2012 at 12:21 PM in Living with Hunger, Local Efforts
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Families stand in rain to keep their place in line. By Fredi Schlagel.

January 6, 2012

On a rainy December day, umbrellas provided little shelter to families waiting in line to receive food from the Lord’s Lambs Ministry Food Pantry, an agency of the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Patiently, soaked and tired clients came in one by one to fill their boxes with food. They were greeted inside by Bruce and Lillian Spencer, who are both ready to guide them through the tractor-trailer full of food.

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Posted by Nola Akiwowo on January 6, 2012 at 3:57 AM in Local Efforts
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From homeless to fostering hope.

January 5, 2012

Feeding America member food banks work with more than 61,000 U.S. agencies to get food to people in need. Metro CareRing, an agency serviced by Colorado’s Food Bank of the Rockies, is one such agency making a large effort to end hunger in Denver. This organization serves up to 600 people daily, and focuses on offering [...]

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Posted by Nola Akiwowo on January 5, 2012 at 8:06 AM in Living with Hunger, Local Efforts
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