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Have you ever thought about child hunger? Most likely you have thought about it and not much more. What if it happened to you, in America? What would you do. Your thinking, no never to me. It can happen to anyone. Child hunger should not be anything an one child has to experience. To be hungry and not know when their next meal will come is just heart breaking. While this is a world away issue, it is also a close to home issue. Possibly right in your neighborhood. An estimated 16 million children under the age of 18 live in households where they don’t know or even sure if they will get a next meal. That horrible. I know almost every moms heartaches to see a child hurt or hungry.
There are people here to help. I can remind you one person can make a difference. So be that difference and perhaps share a meal. Now, dad turned child advocate, Josh Duhamel, is joining forces with Unilever Project Sunlight and Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger relief organization, to launch a nationwide initiative to raise awareness for this issue that hits close to home by rallying friends and families to “Share A Meal” to turn the tables on child hunger in America.
Unilever Project Sunlight is an initiative focused on encouraging people to create a brighter future for children – by taking small steps to live sustainably, use less and share even more. Award-winning filmmaker and Unilever Bright Future Award recipient, Patrick Creadon, teamed up with Unilever to create a heart-wrenching and inspiring look at how Americans are grappling with child hunger in a four-minute documentary, “Going to Bed Hungry: The Changing Face of Child Hunger.”
Some really simple ways to help someone you may think or know that could use a helping hand.
– Share a meal! Create a lunch or invite for a dinner.
– Look up local community volunteer programs that could use an extra set of hands.
– Do you have ambition the size of the world. Create your own food drive for local families in need!
– OF COURSE- Donate! Maybe you have some canned food or dry goods you have had sitting in your pantry for a few months you know you won’t eat. Donate it to someone who will truly be thankful anything your willing to offer.
– Look for the Unilever “You Buy One, We Give One” coupon offer in the Sunday paper on November 16. Redeem at participating stores from November 16 – 30 and Unilever will donate one meal* to Feeding America when you purchase any participating Unilever product.
– INSPIRE- Maybe you can’t donate or share much. Use your voice. Spread the word and inspire others to help out or donate for the cause. Be a voice of encouragement and inspiration.
To help fight the issue of child hunger in the U.S., Unilever has partnered with the nation’s leading hunger-relief organization, Feeding America, which serves 12 million children each year.
With the help of Feeding America’s vast network of 200 food banks nationwide, Unilever has been able to contribute nearly 30 million meals** to families and children over the past five years which includes more than 13 million pounds of food and more than $3 million in support.
“Project Sunlight was started on the premise of encouraging people to take small steps toward creating a brighter future for children, and we truly believe that small actions can add up to a big impact,” said Kees Kruythoff, President, Unilever, North America. “Unilever has a responsibility to be a part of the solution to this solvable problem, which is why we are rallying not only our consumers, but also our partners, retailers and employees to prove that there is power in numbers to help end child hunger in America.”
This is a problem we should be trying to help out with. It can cost dollars to make a meal to share. One person can make a difference. So help out and do whatever you can. This is a problem in our neck of the woods. No child should feel hungry. Read more about PROJECT SUNLIGHT. We sure to include us in your good deeds. Tag us at #ShareAMeal
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