Many of you have written to ask me about what exactly a Child Hunger Ends Here rally is.
Well I am about to find out.
When the team first called to ask me to be a part of this campaign, they first told me about the jarring facts about children's hunger. That there are 17 million children who are hungry in America right now. They talked about the goal being to reach out into your existing community and neighborhood to do something about it. They talked about the idea of a rally. And I said I was there. Sign me up. I was in.
Oh yeah, and then there was one more little detail.
"Well given that this campaign is all about community and neighborhoods, we have partnered with America's favorite neighborhood to kick this off on a national level."
Okay, sounds good.
"And so to kick off this program, we are inviting all of the 14 bloggers to come to California to launch this campaign."
So next week, I will head to Los Angeles to meet the other amazing women who have been blogging about this in communities around the country. During our whirlwind trip to LA, we will have the opportunity to visit a food bank there and hear, see and learn more about the issue of children's hunger. We will meet with leaders from ConAgra and Feeding America to learn more about their partnership to do something about it.
And then for the rally.
The favorite neighborhood they mentioned? That would be Wisteria Lane. As in "Desperate Housewives" Wisteria Lane.
The official kick off rally will be held on the set of Wisteria Lane.
If you're wondering what one wears to a rally on Wisteria Lane, I am hoping it doesn't look like anything in the above photo. Cause my wardrobe isn't going to cut it.
If you're not already following me on Twitter, this might be a good time to start as I'll be tweeting as I go.
Finally, if you are going to do something to rally -- in a big or small way, in Minnesota or beyond -- to raise awareness of, funds or food for children in America, I encourage you to blog about it, tweet about it, let people know on Facebook... get the word out. Feel free to link back here to encourage people to learn more.
Disclosure: I am excited to be an official blogging correspondent for ConAgra Foods during this campaign. As such, ConAgra has provided me with background, information and a stipend to cover some of the costs I will incur. They are covering the travel costs associated with this trip. The words and beliefs are mine.
