{"id":11265,"date":"2015-09-23T01:48:09","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T05:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verastic.com\/?p=11265"},"modified":"2015-09-24T00:50:14","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T04:50:14","slug":"hunger-is-us-all-of-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/social\/hunger-is-us-all-of-us.html","title":{"rendered":"Hunger Is Us. All Of Us."},"content":{"rendered":"

I have never seen anyone coming to America and thinking that there is something as ludicrous as hunger in America. America, the land of milk and honey? No way. Everyone is happy and well fed here. And that’s exactly what I thought too. I thought that everything was great here.<\/p>\n

I’ll never forget that day I saw my former high school mate begging on the street<\/strong><\/a>. It’s an image and an experience that I am yet to forget. He was all American. Not a naturalized citizen, but a born one, from two equally American parents. How come he was hungry and broke and begging on the street?<\/p>\n

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I don’t suppose that anyone – no matter his\/her disposable income – can cure hunger alone. But if each and everyone of us just tries, we will have a noticeable, impossible-to-ignore impact. We can put a meal on a person’s table and give him\/her one more moment of hope.<\/p>\n

That’s why I’m proud to tell you about the #HungerIs campaign from Albertsons Safeway group of grocery stores, running throughout the month of September to help in the relief of childhood hunger. There are two ways to participate and they are both extremely easy.<\/p>\n

1. Some Albertsons Safeway stores will ask you (during checkout, by the cashier) if you’d like to donate to the Hunger Is fundraiser.<\/p>\n

2. By purchasing a product from the following brands, you automatically purchase a meal for a hungry child: Con <\/span>Agra – Marie <\/span>Calender’s, Healthy Choice, <\/span>Bertolli’s and PF <\/span>Changs brands, <\/span>Coke, <\/span>Unilever, <\/span>Kellogg’s, Campbell’s. Items can only be purchased from any of the following Albertsons Safeway stores: <\/span>Albertsons<\/strong><\/a>, <\/span>Safeway<\/strong><\/a>, <\/span>Vons<\/a><\/strong> Pavilions<\/strong><\/a>, <\/span>Jewel-Osco<\/strong><\/a>, <\/span>Randalls<\/strong><\/a>, <\/span>United Supermarkets<\/strong><\/a>, <\/span>Tom Thumb<\/strong><\/a>, <\/span>Acme<\/strong><\/a>, <\/span>Star Market<\/strong><\/a>, <\/span>Shaws<\/strong><\/a>, <\/span>Carrs<\/strong><\/a> \/ Safeway<\/strong><\/a>, <\/span>Market Street<\/strong><\/a>, <\/span>Amigos<\/strong><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Can you believe that as many as 1 in 5 children in America do not have access to adequate meals? That’s a whopping 20% of children. In America. As of today. Today, not last year or last decade, but the today that you and I live in. Incredible. <\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s do what we can, and let’s do it now.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Albertsons Safeway . The opinions and text are all mine.<\/p>\n

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