ONCE-A-MONTH
I Set Aside A Special Day … To Pick-A-Fight … With Something I Don’t Like.
A Battle I Know I’ll Never Win, When I Only Scrap It Out About A Dozen Times A Year.
“It Starts By Raising My Right Hand, Then My Left. To Make A Pair Of Pretty Fists … Then Release, Repeat, My Warm-Up Complete. I Clear My Voice. Stretch My Heart Like This — Shake The Love All The Way Out — And, Don’t Give Myself A Choice To Do Nothing, But Sweet Little This …”
… Because Doing Nothing Has Never Solved Anything But Entitle Apathy.
I’VE CHIRPED BEFORE
And, I’ll Chirp, Again …
On The Digital Soap Box. Bend An Ear. Lend A Helping Hand And Asks For Yours To Share.
“Chirping Over Fighting Hunger And Child Poverty. If You’ve Been There, You’re Never Going Back, That’s For Sure … Unless You Plan To Do A Little Something About Doing Nothing.”
… The Rainbow-Colored Posts Below Are A Little Refresh On How I Got Here And Just Below Are 4 Places To Go – How To Help Fight Hunger – If That’s Your Thing …
AND IF NOT
I Understand … Whatever We Are … It Matters Not …
Giving Food For Thought
Thought Beyond Our Mouths To Others
… Helping Those Too Damned Hungry To Think.
A SIMPLE PLAN TO HAPPY
Eat Less …
… Love More
Leave-A-Smile …
… Obliterate Hate
LOVE RANT
Pick A Street Fight With Hunger
And
Save The Date, Feed Their Fate
TO HELP FIGHT HUNGER
Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay
Teaching in public schools I found that one of the biggest problems in the US is that healthy food is too expensive! It is cheaper to buy a box of twinkies than a bag of grapes! There is definitely a problem. The other problem is the people who are out panhandling who don’t need to be. They ruin it for people to have empathy for others who REALLY need the help.
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I agree about the cost of nutritious food, which is a shame, and absolutely, predatory hustlers on the streets and intersections doing what they do. Several years ago I had watched a documentary about healthy food being served in Italian schools. I can’t locate it again, however I did find this article online https://www.gamberorosso.it/en/news/english-food-news/school-lunches-in-italy-setting-a-healthy-pattern-for-adult-life https://www.gamberorosso.it/en/news/english-food-news/school-lunches-in-italy-setting-a-healthy-pattern-for-adult-life/
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a few years ago I worked at an alternative high school mostly for juvenile offenders or emotionally disturbed. The city would send lunch over from an elementary school. Now right there you see the problem! The would get the main food, pizza, burger, whatever and a piece of fruit! That is it! It is a crime! I used to bring food in for them. It is so very sad. Other kids I have worked with that are so overweight and the parents talk about locking up the junk food. Well, stop buying it and you don’t have to lock it up! But they can’t afford it. You should see little inner-city kids react when you bring in grapes or blueberries! Makes me so upset.
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Thanks, Michael. Your efforts are admirable, as so many people across this globe go hungry each and every day. My hope is that alongside charitable contributions, we can educate, vote (for those who are given the opportunity) and create systemic change that provides a healthy way of living for ALL PEOPLE.
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Thank you, Snap. Agreed. Donations and volunteering are important, but they don’t address or resolve root causes of global hunger, at least not to the extent where real change and progress is needed. 🙏
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A beautiful aspiration. In this country of so much, this should never occur.
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Good evening Michael, “Giving Food For Thought
Thought Beyond Our Mouths To Others
… Helping Those Too Damned Hungry To Think.” Incredible!! & well written. Your hard work will not go by unnoticed. 🦋 God bless you for what you have been doing to raise awareness to silence hunger. 🤲🏼 ☺️
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Hi, Angelica Rose. Thank you for commenting and supporting awareness to fight hunger. Blessing. Michael 🙂
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Hi 👋🏼, you are welcome ☺️ Have a joyful & blessed day 🌸🤍
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We made a small donation to our local food back via your link.
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Thank you, We Did It. 🙂
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Yay!!!
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I appreciate your constant reminders about this issue. I’ll second Feeding America – seems like a great organization and it has earned four stars from Charity Navigator: https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=5271
Love your four step plan to be happy…
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Thanks, Jim. I really want to do more and volunteer time at the Daily Bread Food Bank once it re-opens its volunteer program. I’ll check out the Charity Navigator site, too.
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I am sure the Daily Bread Food Bank wants you back volunteering as well…
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