SOUPER BOWL OF CARING 2012
11:46 AM Ramblings of Christina - Rant Rave Roll
HUNGER - A gnawing feeling in the stomach. Light-headedness. Dizziness. Headaches. Lethargy or weakness. Inability to concentrate. A craving for food. Pain. All of these are associated with hunger.
Of the 137,000 different people who receive food assistance each week in our area: Nearly half of households include at least one working adult, 94% are not homeless, and 47% are children.
HELP TACKLE HUNGER IN TEXAS
On any given day, more than 53,000 individuals in Southeast Texas go hungry – unfortunately, 3,600 of them are children. These are startling statistics. Hunger has no boundaries. The faces may change, but the numbers are similar in other areas as well.
The Souper Bowl of Caring is a nationwide, grassroots movement of caring utilizing Super Bowl weekend to mobilize youth to fight hunger and poverty in their local communities.
Souper Bowl of Caring Houston runs through Super Bowl Sunday, February 5, 2012. During this time, customers can purchase a pre-packed food bag to donate or make a cash donation at one of more than 200 participating H-E-B, Kroger and Randalls grocery stores. In addition, more than 240 local churches and schools will conduct food and donation drives. Scouts from the Sam Houston Area Council will come door-to-door to pick up food benefiting local food pantries served by the Houston Food Bank and other food banks in southeast Texas.
Locally, most of the proceeds will benefit the Houston Food Bank, which serves nearly 500 hunger relief agencies in 18 southeast Texas counties.
With a little help and kindness they can reach the goal of collecting 3 million meals for the Houston Food Bank to feed those in need.
Looking for ways to help? Check out the Souper Bowl of Caring website for information on local needs in your area, as well as volunteering and donation information.
January 26, 2012 5:27 PM
good stuff...the numbers are staggering quite honestly on the number of people that go hungry...and the soup kitchens themselves are packed...i volunteer at one here locally...and we get them in as fast as we get them out...i always try to watch out for the kids and make them smile...
January 26, 2012 7:22 PM
Great to get the message out there/here!
January 27, 2012 9:12 AM
Cool! Our church collects food too and someone delivers it to the food banks each week.
Our 4H club does a town canvas at least once a year for the food bank too.
Small town, but there is hunger here too.