Blogging Against Hunger/Food for Families 2007
It’s hard to believe that right in our own community there are still plenty of people — young and old — who do not have enough food to eat. Hunger isn’t just a problem in the inner city or in third-world nations. It is an issue right here in East Central Illinois.
Please join the local blogging community as we help the Eastern Illinois Foodbank kick off its annual Food for Families campaign. Now in its 21st year, Food for Families has collected over 3 million pounds of food in its history. This year’s tentative goal: to raise $65,000 and 190,000 pounds of food. For every dollar donated to the Foodbank, it can acquire, store, and distribute $10 worth of food, so every dollar counts.
Food for Families runs from October 13 to 27. It’s easy to donate – click over to the Foodbank’s website for information on contributing money or to find out what local businesses will be accepting food donations.
Located in Urbana, the Foodbank serves up to 36,000 people a month – 40 percent of whom are under the age of 18. The Food for Families drive is vitally important because it provides a variety of food EIF doesn’t always have access to. Examples include canned meats, fruits, vegetables, soups, and boxed meals. Let’s join together to help the Foodbank alleviate hunger in our community.
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Mrs. Chicken // October 10, 2007 at 10:44 am
I’m sorry I didn’t know about this. I’ve shared it in my Google Reader widget.
Lisa B-K // October 11, 2007 at 8:35 pm
You? ROCK.
Thank you.
Leeanthro // October 12, 2007 at 12:48 pm
Thanks for telling us about this. Because of you, It’s Matt’s World, and Champaign Taste, I just set up a food drive at my daughter’s preschool.
(You know, because I live under a rock and don’t watch local news or read the paper these days!)
Mark J. // October 12, 2007 at 7:15 pm
Good place to act locally. I’ll get a nice check out to them.
Mark J. // October 12, 2007 at 9:54 pm
I should add that this is the type of donating opportunity we look for. We don’t go for the corporate-size programs like they push on you at work. Nothing wrong with them, I guess, but we like to know that our donations are being used for the purpose we intend. Accordingly, we try to “know” the organization to which we donate. You know if you donate money to this place, they’re going to use it wisely. It won’t go into some director’s pocket.
WordyDiva » Blog Archive » Everyone Eats // October 13, 2007 at 8:40 pm
[...] proud to be part of a growing group of local bloggers who’re Blogging Against Hunger as part of Food For Families 2007 - our local communities’ food and fund drive [...]
Lisa // October 14, 2007 at 10:10 am
Hey, LBOTP; good post. FYI, I also was alerted to the fact that the World Food Program’s World Hunger Relief Week runs almost concurrently with our local food drive. So I put up a post about that as well.
Chicken And Cheese Think Globally, Act Locally: Everybody Eats // October 16, 2007 at 11:05 pm
[...] this reason and so many more, I am joining forces with some other local bloggers to ask for [...]
Henny Penny // October 17, 2007 at 6:20 pm
http://central-illinois.blogspot.com/2007/10/central-illinois-food-banks.html
Me too! Me too!
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