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From the Mouths of Babes to the Mouths of the Hungry

Ilinap · November 20, 2017 ·

North Carolina is facing a crisis. Our childhood hunger rates hover around 1 in 3 or 1 in 4, depending on the county. That's higher than the national average. There are amazing people and organizations in the trenches of government making sense of policy and legislation to ensure … [Read more...] about From the Mouths of Babes to the Mouths of the Hungry

Tags: Bird, children, Deal, food, hunger, school

“What did you do to make the world better?” – Support Backpack Buddies Mediathon

Ilinap · July 18, 2017 ·

"We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry." -- Jimmy Carter   It is criminal that we have hungry children in our community. These aren’t far away kids whose faces you’ll never see (as if that mattered). I’m talking about … [Read more...] about “What did you do to make the world better?” – Support Backpack Buddies Mediathon

Tags: Backpack Buddies, children, community, hunger, North Carolina, politics, poverty, responsibility, values, volunteer

Shot@Life – 5:00 Fridays TM

Ilinap · February 15, 2013 ·

I am delighted to be a Shot@Life Champion. Advocating for global health and immunizations is right in line with what fires me up. I am happy to support anything that leads to the health and safety of children. It matters not if said children are in my zip code or in a time zone I … [Read more...] about Shot@Life – 5:00 Fridays TM

Tags: 5:00 Fridays, children, cocktail, community, education, equality, fun, happy hour, hunger, party, poverty, SAFEchild, Shot@Life, values

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