Because millions of children in America are going hungry. 17 million, in fact.
Over the past few weeks, I have been working to rally my own friends -- both offline and online -- to join me in this cause.
I will be hosting two rally events to do just that. First, on Saturday, May 22, I am hosting a Minnesota Blogger Rummage Sale with all proceeds benefiting Feeding America through Children's Hunger Ends Here. The sale will be from 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Highland Park Shelter House in St. Paul, Minnesota. There are nearly twenty bloggers who have signed up to join me that day or have indicated they plan to do something on their own to raise funds, food or awareness. If you'd like to join in (and no you don't have to have a blog), please let me know. We'd love to have you.
In addition, I will be organizing the second Minnesota Bloggers Event on Tuesday, May 22 in the Twin Cities. I am still working on firming up the location, but would love to have any and all Minnesota bloggers join us. At this event, I will be accepting donations (whether raised through your own rally or from your own pocket) for Feeding America as well as donations of canned goods. Donations are not required.
So what's this rally idea all about? Stay tuned. Tomorrow I'll have some exciting news to share about how I will find out first hand...
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. The words and beliefs are mine.
