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    <title>How To Really Help Feed the Hungry</title>
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      <![CDATA[World hunger can seem like an overwhelming problem. But there are actually lots of small steps you can take to make a big difference.]]>
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        <![CDATA[A reputable hunger charity]]>
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        <![CDATA[A little self-sacrifice]]>
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        <title>Pick a good charity</title>
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          <![CDATA[Pick a good charity -- meaning one that is run efficiently. Go to "www.charitywatch.org":http:// for rankings. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Pick a good charity &#8212; meaning one that is run efficiently. Go to <a href="http://">www.charitywatch.org</a> for rankings.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Action Against Hunger gets an A+ from Charity Watch. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Action Against Hunger gets an A+ from Charity Watch.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Figure out what you can spare and then make your donations automatic. Many charities allow you to pledge a monthly amount that they deduct from your checking account or post to your credit card. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Figure out what you can spare and then make your donations automatic. Many charities allow you to pledge a monthly amount that they deduct from your checking account or post to your credit card.</p>]]>
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        <title>Fast once a month</title>
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          <![CDATA[Research shows that fasting one day a month reduces your risk of heart disease. Why not make it a win-win situation -- better your health _and_ donate the money you saved on meals to a hunger charity.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Research shows that fasting one day a month reduces your risk of heart disease. Why not make it a win-win situation &#8212; better your health <em>and</em> donate the money you saved on meals to a hunger charity.</p>]]>
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        <title>Give the gift of food</title>
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          <![CDATA[Make charitable donations to food banks in lieu of birthday gifts, wedding favors, sympathy flowers, and so on -- and ask people to do the same for you.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Make charitable donations to food banks in lieu of birthday gifts, wedding favors, sympathy flowers, and so on &#8212; and ask people to do the same for you.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Once a month, stop yourself from making a nonessential purchase and set the money aside for hunger relief. Get your friends to do the same, and turn it into a friendly competition by posting running tallies on your Facebook pages. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Once a month, stop yourself from making a nonessential purchase and set the money aside for hunger relief. Get your friends to do the same, and turn it into a friendly competition by posting running tallies on your Facebook pages.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[For $3, you could either download a few songs or have the World Food Program feed two hungry children for a week.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>For $3, you could either download a few songs or have the World Food Program feed two hungry children for a week.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Improve your vocabulary — and help feed the world's poor at the same time — by going to "www.freerice.com":http:// and answering multiple choice questions on word definitions. For each correct answer, the site donates 20 grains of rice to the hungry.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Improve your vocabulary — and help feed the world&#8217;s poor at the same time — by going to <a href="http://">www.freerice.com</a> and answering multiple choice questions on word definitions. For each correct answer, the site donates 20 grains of rice to the hungry.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA["Stamp Out Hunger" is the largest one-day food drive in the nation -- when postal workers in 50 states take in over 70 million pounds of food.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Stamp Out Hunger&#8221; is the largest one-day food drive in the nation &#8212; when postal workers in 50 states take in over 70 million pounds of food.</p>]]>
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