Our Kids Deserve Better: Let's End Childhood Hunger Now
Posted by Chef Aaron McCargo, Jr. on Wednesday, May 5, 2010
This coming Sunday, I’ll be walking to end childhood hunger in America. I’m walking with Team No Kid Hungry to benefit Share Our Strength, during O, The Magazine’s, Live Your Best Life Walk. I’ll be joined on Team No Kid Hungry by award-winning Chef Mindy Segal and hundreds of other volunteers who want to make No Kid Hungry™ a reality. In fact Oprah, who organized the walk to benefit 10 different charities, will be leading thousands of committed fundraisers in this show of strength for many great causes.
Why am I taking time away from my own family, on Mother’s Day no less? Because eliminating hunger from the lives of our kids is so important to me. I grew up and still live in New Jersey. Too many times I saw schoolmates without a lunch, struggling to hide their hunger.
I saw hunger firsthand growing up and will never forget it. But it wasn’t until I got involved with Share Our Strength that I began to understand how big this problem is. Last year, the Food Network offered me the chance to be spokesperson for Share Our Strength’s Great American Dine Out®, a week-long event involving thousands of restaurants and millions of consumers who raise funds to end childhood hunger. My Dine Out experience led me to speak at Share Our Strength’s annual conference, and together these experiences deepened my awareness and my commitment to No Kid Hungry.
As a Dad of three, I want all kids to have healthy food as they grow up, and to be able to cook with their Moms and Dads. I have been so blessed to be able to do this with my own kids, and I want to share my good fortune and my strengths with others. It may be too late for you to join us on Sunday, but you can still support us with a donation that will help fund Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign. Just visit the Live Your Best Life Walk site and choose Donate Now.
May 5, 2010 | 1 comment(s) | Tags: childhood hunger, food network, No Kid Hungry, oprah
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Hello Aaron! I will be walking with you too! I was one of Oprah's top 10 Fundraisers. I raised so far $9,325 for Share Our Strength. I look forward to meeting you on Sunday.
Best Regards, Michele Mudrick
Posted by Michele Mudrick on May 6, 2010
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