hunger has no place at the table
I’ve been watching my Twitter feed scroll by for the past week filled with descriptions of what people are making for Thanksgiving. When the majority of those you follow are food bloggers, it makes for some delectable tweet streams around the holidays. But I keep my distance from the dinner menu delirium because I’m not a traditionalist and we typically forgo turkey and friends in favor of a simpler meal. I’d rather spend my day outside skiing or hiking than inside preparing a giant meal that makes me sleepy. The thing is, I have a choice. There are a lot of people in this world who have no choice what they eat and even worse if they eat.
hunger is a reality for millions in this world
Last Thursday was my friend, Jennie Perillo‘s birthday. Jennie is so witty, smart, beautiful, hilarious, and kind. The woman has a heart of gold. On her birthday she emailed her friends and asked us to join her in closing the hunger gap – be it locally or globally or anywhere in between. Jennie is supporting Share Our Strength with a donation.
Yes. Yes, of course. For me, with the luxury to choose what I eat on this Thanksgiving holiday and on every day, I also choose that someone else shall not go hungry. My hope is that my contribution to The Hunger Project will help find a sustainable solution to ending world hunger.
And you can join us. Donate to an organization of your choice or one that we are supporting. Visit Jennie’s site to find other participating food bloggers.
Thanksgiving is about what you are thankful for… and giving thanks. Thank you so much for reading.
November 24th, 2010 at 2:13 am
Jen: Thank you for sharing your love of photography and cooking. I always take away a laugh or two and some beautiful visions of nature.
November 24th, 2010 at 5:48 am
Jen, you’re words are so kind and sweet, and thanks for your post today. I know what it’s like to be on the receiving end of someone’s generosity such as this. Happy Thanksgiving my dear pal. Miss you.
November 24th, 2010 at 5:48 am
Thanks for reminding us of what Thanksgiving is really about. We all have so much to be thankful for……thanks for your great blog. I so enjoy reading it and looking at all the lovely pictures!
November 24th, 2010 at 8:07 am
Well said. clicking over now…
November 24th, 2010 at 9:53 am
thanks for the sunshine this morning, jen!
November 24th, 2010 at 10:29 am
Beautiful post. Happy Thanksgiving!
November 25th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
What a great post. One of the big things to be thankful for is the joy and privilege of giving. This is a great post and great initiative. Thanks so much for sharing!
November 26th, 2010 at 7:53 am
You´re so right. Thank you for sharing!
November 27th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Thanks for the share, this is lovely!
November 29th, 2010 at 6:15 am
That spread looks amazing!!!
November 30th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
Thanks to everyone who went and found a charity (any charity of your choice) to donate to :) xo
Jennie – anything for you, especially on your bday :) xoxo