Hunger Action Month! Download Phil Vassar and help feed the hungry!
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 FEEDING AMERICA LAUNCHES HUNGER ACTION MONTH WITH HELP FROM PHIL VASSAR, DAVID ARQUETTE, NICK LACHEY AND CMT
Friday, September 12, 2008 - 03:53 PM
More than 100 Communities Nationwide Join Forces to Bring Greater Awareness of Hunger in America.
Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization (formerly known as America’s Second Harvest), commemorates the inaugural Hunger Action Month, a nationwide call-to-action effort to mobilize the public, bring greater attention to the issue of hunger in America, and promote ways for individuals everywhere to get involved with the movement to end hunger in America.
Cable network CMT serves as the official media partner for Hunger Action Month and Universal Records South recording artist Phil Vassar has teamed with Feeding America to serve as the official spokesperson of the campaign. Vassar has re-recorded the song “Prayer of a Common Man,” from his latest album of the same name, to help raise awareness about the about the state of hunger in America.
“I have seen the devastating effects that hunger can have on a person and on a family,” said Vassar, who recorded the updated version of “Prayer” with members from the Fisk University Jubilee Singers. “By partnering with Feeding  America, it’s my hope that I can help draw more people to the cause and shed more light on hunger relief opportunities.”
The song is available for download exclusively on Rhapsody now! Feeding America will receive a portion of the proceeds for each download of the song through the end of the year.
Other celebrities, including actor David Arquette and singer Nick Lachey, have joined the call to action and will be volunteering at food banks in September. Many of Feeding America’s 205 member food banks will host events across the United States that will directly benefit hunger-relief -- including concerts, hunger walks and food drives.
“With the economic downturn, 2008 has been an especially difficult year for many households who cannot make ends meet and are forced to seek assistance from their local food banks,” said Vicki Escarra, president and CEO of Feeding America. “Our network is experiencing a 15 to 20 percent increase in demand for assistance this year. Some of our food banks have reported much higher increases in requests for emergency food. A large-scale nationwide call to action is  imperative right now as so many families living on the very brink of hunger.”
â–ºThe Metro Detroit Community will have the opportunity this month to participate in Feeding America, through the Forgotten Harvest. We will be posting events and locations right here at WYCD.COM! Bookmark this page and come back for more details on our "Stuff the Truck" event and "Spread the Love" - coming soon!
In the meantime, CLICK HERE FOR WAYS THAT YOU CAN BE INVOLVED IN HELPING TO FEED AMERICA!
Forgotten Harvest was formed in 1990 to fight two problems: hunger and waste. Forgotten Harvest currently rescues 9.5 million pounds of food per year by collecting surplus prepared and perishable food from a variety of sources, including grocery stores, fruit and vegetable markets, restaurants, caterers, dairies, farmers, wholesale food distributors, and other Health Department-approved sources. This donated food, which would  otherwise go to waste, is delivered absolutely free of charge to 148 emergency food providers in the metro Detroit area. The individuals and families served are as diverse as the community’s residents – young and old, from all races and faiths. The common bond uniting them with each other and with Forgotten Harvest is hunger.
To find out other ways you can help Feed the Hungry, please visit: http://www.forgottenharvest.org/index.html |
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