Host a Sandwhich Making Party with the Help of 363 Days
Here is a great opportunity to make a difference with a sandwich drive scaled to fit your lifestyle. The Twin Cities-based organization 363 Days makes it simple to host a sandwich making party with a few friends, a troop of scouts, or an...
Hungering to do more this holiday season? Volunteer for Meals on Wheels!
‘Tis the season for holiday gatherings, shopping trips, and New Year’s resolutions. With the holiday season upon us and winter break from school fast approaching are you looking to add more meaning to your holiday season…or just keep...
Help the Hungry: Our Month in Review
If you follow us on Facebook (and if not, please do!) or Twitter (give it a try!), then already know quite about about Help the Hungry Month. During the feast-focused month of November, my family, and perhaps a your as well, has put hunger in...
Kinder Book Club: Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen
At six and four years old, my daughters seem too young for work in a soup kitchen. Luckily, Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen by Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan is the next best thing and the perfect addition to the waning days of Help the Hungry Month.
A...
A Toast & A Thanks
Happy Thanksgiving!
Let me share with you my favorite toast. It is wonderfully appropriate for every meal during Help the Hungry Month, and especially so on Thanksgiving Day. It’s actually a Latin American prayer that I adapted from Cook...
Kinder Book Club & Help the Hungry Week 1 Review
Our family has completed the first week of Help the Hunger month, and it has inspired me to dig up a book I raved about last year.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Buddha at Bedtime: Tales of Love and Wisdom for you to...
Filling an Empty Bowl
Our family is learning about hunger during this feast-focused month, and yours can too! We’re setting aside five or ten minutes a day to talk about the problem of food insecurity in a tangible way that will (hopefully) get my kids (ages...
Help the Hungry All November
I’ve been doing a little bit of prep work for November.
That’s the trick, obviously. Accomplishing even the simplest Kitchen Table Projects as a family, much less more involved efforts in the community, requires a quick look ahead...
