I have now been awake for 23 hours. If you know me, you know I don't really do that. And when I do, it's not graceful or pretty. But here I am.
But what a day. A brief synopsis.
Rain in Minneapolis = delay in Minneapolis.
That = pretty much going to miss my connection in Chicago.
However...rain in Chi-town = a delay there. Yeah, I am going to make my flight and going to get my suitcase. That also meant I got to connect with Tamara from Unexperienced Mom. (And my arm looks huge because it's a self portrait, I haven't let myself go that much!)
We finally got to LA to meet up with the rest of the group and headed to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank for a tour and group activity.
We toured the facility first. Amazing. Huge. And, given the enormous need, you understand why the facility is equally large.
Granted Minneapolis/St. Paul is a decent sized community, but clearly LA is huge. The number of people that this food bank serves is amazing.
Needless to say, we were all impressed and moved by all we saw and learned.
They had us work as a team to assemble nearly 180 backpacks. These backpacks go to children who are eligible for free or reduced lunch programs at their schools. While they have the chance to receive 1-2 meals a day at school, the weekends are another story. Each child who is eligible will take home a discreet backpack each weekend filled with enough food for the weekend.
We ended the day with a gathering for all of the blogging correspondents, the team and friends. The restaurant tried to sell us a photo, but that seemed silly, so here is a photo of a photo...
Tomorrow we head to the set of Desperate Housewives for the national kickoff. More to come. Be sure to follow me on Twitter for live tweets during the event.
I am honored to be a 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.
