Something worth fighting for...

If you know me, you know that I am a very passionate person. You will also know that I have many passions. Unfortunately, it's so easy to get caught up in the everyday happenings of life and quickly become disconnected from the things in life that really matter (at least for me it is) as we focus more and more on getting things checked off of a to-do list.

My wake-up call:
As some of you may know, I work with a nonprofit organization called The Food Effect. This organization fights childhood hunger in North Carolina. Before working with The Food Effect, I honestly never thought much about childhood hunger in our state. I didn't think it was a huge issue in our state. But the reality is that 1 in 5 children in NC are going hungry. The reality is that NC ranks #1 (tied with two other states) in the growth of hunger from 1996-2008. The reality is that hunger is real and it's happening all around us. Terrible, right?!

Here's the good news: 
Hunger is a solvable problem, and we can all do something to help. We can all join the fight against childhood hunger in our state, even if we are only able to play a small part.

Two seconds and 30,000 pounds:
Right now, the Food Bank of Albemarle is eligible to win 30,000 pounds of food from Tyson Foods Hunger Relief. 30,000 pounds! Just think of how many children and families the food bank can help with that amount of food! And we can help them get there! All we have to do is vote for the Food Bank of Albemarle on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/questions/10150296053666776/.

That's it! I already voted- it took a total of 2 seconds. Please play your part in the fight against childhood hunger and do the same. Also, please consider sharing this information on your own Facebook page encouraging others to help. The deadline is TOMORROW and only the top 3 vote-getters will win.

Let's all take a 2-second break from our crazy, busy lives and help something worth fighting for. And if hungry children in our state aren't worth 2-seconds of our time, if they aren't worth fighting for, then I don't know what is. 

If you would like to learn more about this issue or continue to fight childhood hunger in our state please consider checking out The Food Effect at thefoodeffect.org or becoming a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thefoodeffect.