“As a participant in this campaign with Walmart, I have received compensation for my time and efforts in creating this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.”
A few years ago I came across a commercial on t.v about how 1 in 6 kids in UT go to bed hungry. It was a commercial of a single working mom who comes home after work and opens the fridge and the cupboard only to find it completely empty, so she tucks her kids in to bed without feeding them dinner, on an empty stomach. I started to cry which is not a surprise since I cry very easily, and I just couldn’t get the commercial off my head. I have a very, very high level of empathy so when I hear of tragic stories, I put myself in that person’s shoes and feel how it must be like to be them in that situation. Then I imagine I was that person’s parent and feel how it must be for them. It gets pretty bad that I stopped reading the news! It makes me wonder why some people are more blessed than others, and why bad things happen to good people. Why are some kids born in poverty and some kids born in a wealthy home to be spoiled with materialistic goods to the excess? Life just isn’t fair.
But like this quote I shared with you from last week’s post, I believe some are given more than others so that we could help the less unfortunate. I am not just talking about money, but with our talents as well and our resources such as time. And when we serve, we are the ones that end up receiving more than the person we give. So I am so excited that WalMart has teamed up with Feeding AmericaⓇ to help provide 75 million meals. I couldn’t support this cause any more than I do!
So basically you purchase any item from this list(Reese’s Puffs is in the list, can I get an amen to it being the best cereal in the world?) and every purchased item equals 1 meal that they will donate. If you share on social media, every share also equals 1 meal. The participating suppliers are Unilever, General Mills, ConAgra, Campbell’s, Kellogg’s, and Kraft.
- 1 purchased item = 1 meal*
- Register giving ($1, $2, $5 or other)
- Social sharing 1x = 1 meal
- Visit Walmart.com/FightHunger to find out more about this great cause.
So will you join me in helping to fight hunger? WalMart has also made a vow to donate $10 to Feeding America (up to $1.5 million) for every social post with a photo of 6 people and the hashtag #WeSparkChange. This also includes retweets and shares of posts! One social media post + $10! I think that’s so awesome and generous!
DISCLAIMER: Walmart is not responsible for donating the meals,
the supplier partners listed above are responsible for that.
Leave a Reply