Thursday, September 30, 2010
Last Day of Hunger Action Month!
Today is the last day of hunger action month but it's never too late to act. This month was intended to increase awareness and it has, but there is still so much more to do. We've included an article in this post on ways you can help. Remember, if everyone does "something" it will impact the lives of many, so take action, get involved, help feed some people...now!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Dish Network!
This just in...if you have Dish Network installed in your home through this banner or link below Feed Oklahoma Now will receive $50.00 per install...WOW!! Lets go feed some people...now!!
Sunday, September 26, 2010
September is Hunger Action Month
One of the ways you can help is by Volunteering at a local foodbank, ours is the Community Foodbank of Eastern Oklahoma. This video is about a singer who volunteered at her local foodbank in Nashville.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | Hunger in America | PBS
I thought this was interesting and wanted to share it with you, some of you may have already seen this but it's worth taking another look.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Teachers Speak Out About Hunger in the Classroom
I thought this was an interesting video, I remember when I lived in Virginia and was part of a ministry that reached out to several impoverished neighborhoods. The thing I remember most was the Christmas (2 week) vacation, a time where people should be the happiest but it was a time of concern for us.
Thank God for school lunch programs that provided a free meal to a lot of these kids and in a many of cases their only meal of the day, now lets look at Christmas break again. We would go over to the neighborhoods once a week, feed, cloth, and minister to the kids and their families inside the local school bldg, but during the holidays we did our best to load them up with food and supplies because the school bldg would be closed and we were it for them until when we returned (in 2 weeks).
Folks this is a real problem that needs real action, effective action, start your own hunger awareness program, food drive, donation collection, work with local organizations, volunteer with us...do something! A simple way to get involved is to do all your internet shopping through our mall or download our shopping wizard. The rebates from the stores go to fight hunger in Oklahoma with no additional cost to you and you're making a difference.
Lets Feed Oklahoma Now!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Feed Oklahoma Now...that means today!
Image by Getty Images via @daylifeSomeone said recently that "teaching a man to fish", if you're familiar with that saying, is the most effective way to teach someone to help themselves, and I agree with them to a point. Now, if they don't have food or certain necessities first they why would they listen to anything you have to say, I mean really, feed first talk later.
If I was hungry and you assisted me in getting my immediate needs taken care of ,what you have to say to me will have more effect and power and I'm able to more effectively listen to you. Word of mouth is the most effective means of spreading a message, if you're meeting the needs of people and delivering an effective message, they will start talking about you and continue to talk about you, hence your message is now almost on auto-pilot!
How about this, feed them , teach them to feed themselves, encourage and equip them to do the same for others...now that's powerful!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Hunger Unacceptably High
Think Globally, act locally, then act globally. Our order of business: Tulsa/Broken Arrow, OK, The state of Oklahoma, The USA, then the rest of the world. Some people might not agree with this, and they don't have to. Don't get us wrong all of these areas will receive attention we believe we can have a bigger impact if we focus our efforts locally first.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Chronic Hunger
Hunger in Oklahoma is unacceptably high but it's not just here, it's a major problem in many states and countries worldwide. The article link below gives some insight to the depth of this problem, now we may not be able to save the world but we can definitely have an effect on this state and helping to feed our fellow Oklahomans.
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