5000

We can feed 5,000. We need your help.

A measuring stick for you and me….

The moment you decide to grab food tonight, or perhaps this weekend, you have a chance to truly show love to a child in need. This child is probably someone you’ve never met, and maybe will never meet, but you have the power to right at least one wrong in their life. You’ve given 215 dinners to local children in need plus 168 DAYS of food to malnourished children in Niger, West Africa in just 60 days. Gotta share our goal of 5000 because we believe in A) having a concrete, ambitious mark to work towards {do ya have one?}, B) you keeping us accountable, and C) because we know “what’s measured, improves“. It just takes you to continue to love those in need and feed 2-4 children per month.   THIS YEAR’S GOAL We’ve also updated our Local and West Africa giving profiles.   WHAT’S OUR END OF THE BARGAIN? To reach 5000, we need to introduce bold, new ways of eating well and changing lives: —new “au courant” restaurants —get tighter service at restaurants and sharpened donation followup —send $1 dishes to friends, nominate new causes, even reserve that dish you really want Sparrow’s Coffee and ROWSTER have also chipped in. Get 10% off or $1 off your coffee just by showing you’ve made a purchase on your app timeline or by downloading the app at the register. Thank you Lori and Stephen.

Life of a Sack Supper at Kids Food Basket

Some people ask us about the food we donate to Kids Food Basket. The YouTube video is an awesome story about what happens what happens after you use FoodCircles to eat and select Kids Food Basket at your preferred charity.

Here’s the core problem: Over 33,000+ kids live in poverty in Kent County, and many are not able to play when they want to, or study when they want to because of an empty stomach.

Here’s the solution we came up with:  Use joinfoodcircles.org or the Android / iPhone app to get dinner plans. You can buy a local restaurant dish for just $1 or more, and 100% of your purchase will be used to provide these meals.  Every $1 you spend provides one mind-sustaining dinner for a child to take home after school:

• a sandwich
• a fruit
• a serving of vegetables
• a snack like granola
• a dessert like a cookie
• & a drink

 

We even challenged you to test the food the kids will receive. Check the reviews on it here, here, and HERE.

You might find that when you ask someone, “Do you feel you’re doing enough for others in life?” the answer is often, “No”.  Our app lets you integrate everyday behavior into behavior that makes a difference.

Super-Powered Peanut Butter: Plumpy’Nut!

(Anderson Cooper / 60 Minutes also produced a clip, but with some graphic footage of children. To view, click here.)

Some folks ask us about the food we donate globally. Above is a short doc on the food provided when you use FoodCircles to eat and select World Vision at your preferred charity.  World Vision works with us to provide a life-saving substance called Plumpy’Nut to kids in Niger, Nigeria, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, among others. But what’s Plumpy’Nut?