Monday, January 11, 2010

The Pound for Pound Challenge

I just joined the "Biggest Loser's" The Pound for Pound Challenge. Anyone who wants to lose weight can join, and for every pound you pledge to lose through June 30, the Challenge will donate 14 cents to Feeding America, enough to deliver one pound of groceries to a local food bank. Our economic downturn has greatly affected our food banks, so for me, this is a simple way to help out my neighbors.

Feeding America (formerly America’s Second Harvest – The Nation’s Food Bank Network) is a network of more than 200 member food banks, supporting about 63,000 local charitable agencies operating more than 70,000 programs, including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, after-school programs, Kids Cafes, BackPack programs and senior centers. Each year, the Feeding America network provides assistance to more than 25 million low-income people facing hunger in the United States, including more than 9 million children and nearly 3 million seniors.

Joining the Challenge just made sense to me. And it seems I am not alone: More than 75,000 other Americans have pledged to lose more than 2 million pounds. Check it out: www.pfpchallenge.com.


5 comments:

  1. This is a great cause. We have the backpack program at my school and it really helps a lot of children each week.

    Kim

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  2. What a great post! So glad to see people helping those in need. If you'd like more ideas on how to help prevent hunger, please check out the Ad Council's hunger prevention campaign at http://my.adcouncil.org/hungerprevention

    Sarah Martin
    Ad Council Representative

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  3. Thanks Sarah for the info on the Ad Council's campaign. The thought of people going hungry in this country is so sad, and when those people are your next door neighbors, it really hits home. Every little bit helps.

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  4. Kim: What is the backpack program? I would love to hear more. Please share!

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  5. The kids take home backpacks with food in them each Friday. It is discreet because the food is in the backpack. That's why I love it!

    Kim

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