It's an interesting concept. Can an outreach effort to a legion of bloggers help raise $5,000? We hope so, because the effort is for the Oregon Food Bank, the hub of a network of 915 hunger-relief agencies in Oregon and SW Washington. The organization has been hard hit by the recession, where families who have never known hunger are turning for emergency food. The problem is, demand is so the agency is struggling to keep up with community needs.
"Layoffs, foreclosures and other economic disruptions are taking a terrible toll on our neighbors," they say. We all know it's true. Who doesn't personally know someone affected by these tough times?
So we've joined in tandem with other bloggers this month to spread the word about this modern-day food drive (please manually enter 'blog for food' in the tribute section on the Oregon Food Bank donation page in order for your donation to count toward the campaign). As the Oregon Food Bank's slogan says... because no one should be hungry.
"Layoffs, foreclosures and other economic disruptions are taking a terrible toll on our neighbors," they say. We all know it's true. Who doesn't personally know someone affected by these tough times?
So we've joined in tandem with other bloggers this month to spread the word about this modern-day food drive (please manually enter 'blog for food' in the tribute section on the Oregon Food Bank donation page in order for your donation to count toward the campaign). As the Oregon Food Bank's slogan says... because no one should be hungry.
-Jen Maxwell-Muir
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