PORTLAND, Ore. – Volunteer. Donate produce from your garden. Read a book about hunger. Register to vote. Skip a meal and donate funds. Host a hunger banquet in your home. Tell your hunger story. Tweet.
Those are just a few of the many ways you can take to fight hunger through the “30 Ways in 30 Days” campaign during September’s Hunger Action Month.
“We encourage everyone to pledge to make a difference at www.oregonfoodbank.org
during this nationwide campaign,” says Megan Lewis, corporate and community engagement manager, Oregon Food Bank. “We’ve posted 30 doable ways to take action. Are you a writer? An organizer? An advocate? A donor? A doer? Pick your way to help based on your talent and interest. There’s something for everyone.
“No matter how you choose to help, your pledge makes a big difference,” says Lewis. “The state that gets the highest percentage of pledges will win a truckload of food. That food would make a tremendous difference for the Oregon Food Bank Network as we continue to face unprecedented need.”
Oregon Food Bank is part of a national movement to raise awareness and take action to fight hunger in America. Nationwide, more than 49 million Americans struggle with hunger. Oregon ranks number two in the nation in hunger.
National sponsors of Hunger Action month include Kraft Foods, Macy’s The Cheesecake Factory and United Airlines.
Oregon Food Bank distributes donated food throughout a statewide network of 20 regional food bank serving more than 900 nonprofit, hunger-relief agencies throughout Oregon and Clark County, Wash., and works to eliminate the root causes of hunger through education and advocacy.
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