Gothamist: Food Bank for NYC’s 5th Annual Can-Do Awards Dinner

BellG

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:15:09 -0500

brooklyn bound - exactly I live in a fairly split neighborhood and I can see very clearly that the less-fortunate families have to feed their kids crap because they can't afford enough good food to fill their stomachs. True, veggies and fruit are not that expensive, but the stores that sell them fresh are and a plate of salad isn't going to keep a 10-year-old from being hungry. It's sad that this happens in our city and our country and people like Peter should look around at the people they live with before brushing off a problem that effects the quality of work, education and life for hundreds of thousands in NY

Tgirl

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:13:36 -0500

the irony here is that an industry known for chronic eating disorders is leading the charge against hunger

brooklynbound

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:16:04 -0500

wow, with rents remaining at unbelievable highs, food prices and utility prices skyrocketing, and the economy in recession you think that hunger is not a problem for New Yorkers? On top of that, signing up for food stamps is a long, confusing, and often fruitless process, which discourages many from signing up for this valuable program. Obesity is of course a problem for people in America because the cheapest food is the most loaded with fat and sugar... maybe we should be working to subsidize fruit and vegetable stands in poor neighborhoods, or support the work of programs like Food Bank which both provides emergency food relief, and educates new Yorkers on healthy eating habits.

Peter

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:55:11 -0500

For the past 25 years, the Food Bank has worked to end hunger by giving low-income New Yorkers access to affordable and healthy food. Last night's dinner was hosted by classy actor Stanley Tucci and attended by celebrities like Michael Stipe, Gwyneth Paltrow and Mike D; musical performances were by Angela McCluskey, Jill Hennessey, Joseph Arthur and Mike Mills. Count on celebrities to be too clueless to realize that the major nutritional problem facing poor people in America is obesity, not hunger. I mean, this isn't Haiti.