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Feeding America, formerly known as Second Harvest, is helping to feed children, on weekends, who get fed through school lunch programs by filling backpacks with food. Do You have enough to eat?

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As America struggles to feed it’s families because of financial struggles; Feeding America & Welch’s are teaming up to donate 1 million servings of grape juice to the hungry!

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Bernie Madoff was sentenced to 150 years for perpetuating a Ponzi scheme in the financial world on his friends, neighbors and clients. Robin Hood stole from the rich and gave to the poor. This scheme stole from both, rich and poor; Bernie abused his clients trust. There is no asking for forgiveness and no excuses from Bernie Madoff. His wife says she is embarassed and ashamed. Do actions and words show the same interpetation?

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         From the crown of her head to the souls of her feet (and under the pedestal) the Statue Of Liberty is a very special part of the identity of the American culture.  Ever since the terrorist attacks on our country on September 11, 2001; the crown of the Statue of Liberty has been closed [...]

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        Ok, those of you with mailboxes (those without can go to their local post office to donate) …here is something you can do to help stamp out hunger in your own back yard.  The United States Postal Services is orchestrating one of the largest food pantry drives ever created to help get donations for [...]

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      The world is a big wonderful place full of interesting people, places to go and exciting things to do.  However, for those who are stuck in the cycle of poverty and need…the world is often a place that seems full of promise; only to others, who are blessed with the resources to go, do [...]

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        It has been becoming difficult for me to quietly sit back and not scream my frustration with people in a position of power who are not standing up for youth at risk of failure.  Whether you are a parent, a teacher, a mentor, a friend, social worker, counselor, tutor, a member of clergy, member of [...]

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        Earth Day has arrived today! Earth Day is a day to recognize the worth of our planet and how we can best take care of our responsibility towards it.  I know alot of focus on Earth day is on recycling, reducing waste, and planning ways to reuse items that tend to find themselves filling [...]

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       Hey, do you know anyone who is hungry?  I mean, hungry as in, not just wanting a snack…but someone who has no idea where their next meal is going to come from?  Someone who’s cupboard is bare like the old children’s rhyme Old Mother Hubbard?  If you do, I learned something new…getting food for [...]

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       The biggest and baddest challenge on the internet, at the moment, is the one that Ashton Kutcher the actor, has going on; he is trying to hit 1 million followers on Twitter before CNN does.   You can see a video of the challenge here on People magazine online:  http://www.people.com.   So far, he is making headway…as the news [...]

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