May 13, 2008
Skip Lunch and Fight Hunger for City Harvest Tomorrow
How much did you spend on lunch today? $10 for a salad at Chop't? $7.50 for a sandwich at Pax? A whopping $175 on the lunch tasting menu at per se? Regardless, if you set that amount of money aside tomorrow, May 14th, and donate it to City Harvest's Skip Lunch, Fight Hunger campaign, you can make a difference in the lives of hungry New Yorkers.
That $5 you'd ordinarily spend on two slices of pizza can help feed four children for a week and you don't actually need to skip lunch to help out! You can help, even with a small donation. Make a tax-deductible donation online here.
According to City Harvest, 1.5 million New Yorkers currently live in poverty, struggling to afford basic necessities including buying good for themselves and family--and more than one million will rely on emergency food at some point during the year. Last year's campaign raised more than $460,000 in a single day and the City Harvest Team is shooting for $500,000 or beyond this year.
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Yeah, since I'd pass out if I skipped lunch, much less my between lunch and dinner snack (I'm not on a diet and could stand to gain a pound), I'll just donate.
$5 can feed four children for a week? What are they eating? One child eating instant ramen three meals a day for a week is already at least $2.10.
Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel?
Putting money aside, this is a good idea for helping over weight people lose weight. One missed meal will not make much difference but realization that meals can be missed and eating controlled would go a long way to helping motivate/encourage people who are overweight.