Have you ever gone hungry?  I mean so hungry that it hurts?  I would bet you haven’t and that when you say “I’m starving” you really don’t know what it feels like or perhaps what that phrase really means.  And that my friend is a blessing and my hope for you is that you never go hungry. However this year alone 35.5 million AMERICAN’S go hungry every day and what’s even more frightening is with the change in economy those who are going hungry could be your next door neighbor.

So what can you do?  Feed a family this Thanksgiving holiday.   Bringing Hope to the Table is a program that Kroger Food is hosting where they are selling recyclable bags- the proceeds go to feeding the hungry. Grocery stores across the country are making it easier than ever to help out. Stores have prepackaged bags of food that you can purchase for as little as $10.00 and they take care of the actual donation of food. To find a program for your specific city try searching on Google for these “phrases”

Food Drives 2009                         Canned Food Drives

Thanksgiving Food Donations        Food Bank Donation

Remember anything you do small or large will make a large impact.  The statistics are staggering, and we can make a difference.  

For 1 in 8 people in our country, hunger is a reality.

• 35 million Americans don’t know where they will get their next meal. 
• 9 million of them are children.
• 3 million of them are senior citizens.
• 36% of these households have one or more working adults.
• 42% of these households are in rural and suburban areas.

What if this holiday season you consider donating to your favorite charity. Instead of giving gifts to friends, family and co-workers I guarantee the person/charity that receives your donation really needs it…and more importantly will appreciate it. Over the next few weeks I will be gathering donation suggestions and posting them. If you have a suggestions please send them my way via Twitter, Email, LinkedIn or comment to the blog today!