In
my book Dawn’s Diamond Defense,
written for Tweens and Teens, I focused on a challenge placed before my young
lead character Dawn Davis. How to find a
way to fill a desperate need to restock a community foodshelf.
Gathering
food became a key part of the two-focal-point book (the other being a girls’
soccer team and their struggles to unite and strive for success on the field). The message was that despite an overwhelming
issue like hunger, even one young person can make a difference in others’
lives. And working as a team makes the
project even more successful.
Despite
our nation’s recovery from the recession, 1 in 6 Americans (including 1 in 5
children) still face a food crisis.
Around
the country, millions of people join in CROP walks (many this coming weekend,
including one in Broomfield, CO., where I live) to try to do something about
the crisis. And that’s just one way each
of us can get involved and help keep people from starvation. Americans are the most generous people on
earth, but sometimes we just don’t know where to start when it comes to doing
something about an issue such as hunger.
Here’s a link to getting involved in CROP walks. http://hunger.cwsglobal.org/site/PageServer?pagename=crop_main
And,
here’s a link to other ways to help end hunger. Thanks for caring!
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