26774 869 Language & Reference Politics & Citizenship Citizenship Tasks true Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:01:03 -0700 /system/videos/6/74/67/02/26774.flv donate, donating, food, feeding, homeless, children, donation, charity How To Really Help Feed the Hungry http://www.howcast.com/videos/26774-How-To-Really-Help-Feed-the-Hungry http://www.howcast.com/videos/26774-How-To-Really-Help-Feed-the-Hungry/edit approved 111 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=26774"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=26774" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 17 Stabbey http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/26774/feed_hungry_hd_1_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 2666 false false false 43963 1 17 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/26774/17.jpg Pick a good charity Pick a good charity — meaning one that is run efficiently. Go to www.charitywatch.org for rankings.

]]> 43964 2 25 Tip Action Against Hunger gets an A+ from Charity Watch.

]]> 43965 3 29 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/26774/29.jpg Make donations automatic 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.

]]> 43966 4 40 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/26774/40.jpg Fast once a month 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.

]]> 43967 5 52 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/26774/52.jpg Give the gift of food 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.

]]> 43968 6 62 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/26774/62.jpg Think before you buy 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.

]]> 43969 7 75 Tip For $3, you could either download a few songs or have the World Food Program feed two hungry children for a week.

]]> 43970 8 82 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/26774/82.jpg Improve your vocabulary Improve your vocabulary — and help feed the world’s poor at the same time — by going to www.freerice.com and answering multiple choice questions on word definitions. For each correct answer, the site donates 20 grains of rice to the hungry.

]]> 43971 9 99 Fact “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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