Holiday Gifts from The Hunger Site Help Feed Those in Need
More than 220,000 individuals visit The Hunger Site daily. During the holiday season, many visitors not only do their free click for charity but also shop to give more on The Hunger Site, knowing that each purchase will help fight world hunger.
Seattle, WA, October 29, 2008 --(PR.com)-- More than 220,000 individuals visit The Hunger Site daily. When people make the simple action of clicking on the yellow button on the site's home page every day, the result over time is literally thousands of tons of food for the world's hungry through money provided by sponsoring advertisers. During the holiday season, many visitors not only do their free click for charity but also shop to give more on The Hunger Site, knowing that each purchase will help fight world hunger.
Gift ideas abound at The Hunger Site (www.thehungersite.com). Besides supporting the charities listed on the site, The Hunger Site’s store creates economic stimulus by carrying a wide range of fair trade and artisan products, including many made in the USA.
When making a purchase at The Hunger Site, buyers can see exactly how their purchase will help.
For example, at The Hunger Site’s store, the purchase of Queen B Soaps ($9 for a large bar or $6 for guest soaps) funds 25 cups of food for those in need. These beautiful handmade soaps are made by the women of New Orleans whose neighborhoods are still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Trained by master soapmakers, many of these women are single mothers who have become known around the city as “Soapbox Moms.” Soaps are made in Queen B's kitchen or in the women's own homes, allowing them to generate an income while being able to care for their children.
For those shopping for relatives or friends who have requested “waste-free” gifts, The Hunger Site has created the Gifts That Give More program. Each of these Gifts represents a direct donation to a specific charity or program. With their full-color downloadable certificate of acknowledgement, Gifts That Give More make a meaningful holiday gift.
Someone interested in helping American families during these hard times can purchase the “Feed A U.S. Family for Five Weeks” for $25. This Gift represents a direct donation to Feeding America, the United States’ largest charitable hunger-relief organization, with a network of more than 200 member food banks and food-rescue organizations serving all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Currently, many of the charity’s member food banks and food-rescue organizations are seeing an increase in demand, as high as 20% in some areas.
All Gifts That Give More are tax-deductible in the United States. 100% of the money collected through this program is given to the charity as a grant from GreaterGood.org. GreaterGood Network stores do not receive any profit from the sale of any Gift That Gives More™; the program is sponsored by the website in the spirit of the greater good.
More on The Hunger Site (www.thehungersite.com)
Since 1999, The Hunger Site has proved the ability of the Internet to bring people together to make a difference. The Click to Give program is free for site visitors. GreaterGood.org donates 100% of the money raised from the sponsoring advertisers to the charities listed on the website. The Hunger Site is part of the Greater Good Network of websites.
For the two charity partners, Mercy Corps and Feeding America (formerly known as America’s Second Harvest), The Hunger Site's Click to Give program alone has funded the equivalent of nearly 50 million cups of food (2,813.3 metric tons) in 2007.
In May and June, The Hunger Site's $25 Gift That Gives More for relief work in Burma (Myanmar) raised more than $70,000 for the Foundation for the People of Burma (FPB). Approximately $49,000 was sent to FPB within two weeks after Cyclone Nargis struck, allowing the agency to provide vital services within the first fourteen days after the disaster.
Other recent additions to the Gifts That Give More program include a response to Hurricane Ike and Gustav, help for earthquake victims in China, and aid for victims of the Midwest floods in the United States.
The Hunger Site’s store carries a wide range of fair trade products from artisans and cooperatives around the world as well as hundreds of green and recycled products. Click on “Fair Trade” or “Shop Green” at The Hunger Site’s store to see a complete list of products.
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The Hunger Site is part of the GreaterGood Network of websites: The Animal Rescue Site, www.theanimalrescuesite.com; The Breast Cancer Site, www.thebreastcancersite.com; The Child Health Site, www.thechildhealthsite.com; The Hunger Site, www.thehungersite.com; The Rainforest Site, www.therainforestsite.com; and The Literacy Site, www.theliteracysite.com.
GreaterGood.org is devoted to addressing the health and well-being of people (particularly women and children), animals, and the planet. The GreaterGood Network of websites raised more than $3 million for charity in FY08. Recent significant grants include $75,000 to Mayo Clinic in October 2008 for breast cancer research, $86,000 in September 2008 to the International Fund for Animal Welfare for animal rescue following Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, more than $100,000 to Feeding America in the past year for food banks, and the current $100,000 Shelter+ Challenge for animal rescue organizations throughout North America.
Gift ideas abound at The Hunger Site (www.thehungersite.com). Besides supporting the charities listed on the site, The Hunger Site’s store creates economic stimulus by carrying a wide range of fair trade and artisan products, including many made in the USA.
When making a purchase at The Hunger Site, buyers can see exactly how their purchase will help.
For example, at The Hunger Site’s store, the purchase of Queen B Soaps ($9 for a large bar or $6 for guest soaps) funds 25 cups of food for those in need. These beautiful handmade soaps are made by the women of New Orleans whose neighborhoods are still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Trained by master soapmakers, many of these women are single mothers who have become known around the city as “Soapbox Moms.” Soaps are made in Queen B's kitchen or in the women's own homes, allowing them to generate an income while being able to care for their children.
For those shopping for relatives or friends who have requested “waste-free” gifts, The Hunger Site has created the Gifts That Give More program. Each of these Gifts represents a direct donation to a specific charity or program. With their full-color downloadable certificate of acknowledgement, Gifts That Give More make a meaningful holiday gift.
Someone interested in helping American families during these hard times can purchase the “Feed A U.S. Family for Five Weeks” for $25. This Gift represents a direct donation to Feeding America, the United States’ largest charitable hunger-relief organization, with a network of more than 200 member food banks and food-rescue organizations serving all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Currently, many of the charity’s member food banks and food-rescue organizations are seeing an increase in demand, as high as 20% in some areas.
All Gifts That Give More are tax-deductible in the United States. 100% of the money collected through this program is given to the charity as a grant from GreaterGood.org. GreaterGood Network stores do not receive any profit from the sale of any Gift That Gives More™; the program is sponsored by the website in the spirit of the greater good.
More on The Hunger Site (www.thehungersite.com)
Since 1999, The Hunger Site has proved the ability of the Internet to bring people together to make a difference. The Click to Give program is free for site visitors. GreaterGood.org donates 100% of the money raised from the sponsoring advertisers to the charities listed on the website. The Hunger Site is part of the Greater Good Network of websites.
For the two charity partners, Mercy Corps and Feeding America (formerly known as America’s Second Harvest), The Hunger Site's Click to Give program alone has funded the equivalent of nearly 50 million cups of food (2,813.3 metric tons) in 2007.
In May and June, The Hunger Site's $25 Gift That Gives More for relief work in Burma (Myanmar) raised more than $70,000 for the Foundation for the People of Burma (FPB). Approximately $49,000 was sent to FPB within two weeks after Cyclone Nargis struck, allowing the agency to provide vital services within the first fourteen days after the disaster.
Other recent additions to the Gifts That Give More program include a response to Hurricane Ike and Gustav, help for earthquake victims in China, and aid for victims of the Midwest floods in the United States.
The Hunger Site’s store carries a wide range of fair trade products from artisans and cooperatives around the world as well as hundreds of green and recycled products. Click on “Fair Trade” or “Shop Green” at The Hunger Site’s store to see a complete list of products.
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The Hunger Site is part of the GreaterGood Network of websites: The Animal Rescue Site, www.theanimalrescuesite.com; The Breast Cancer Site, www.thebreastcancersite.com; The Child Health Site, www.thechildhealthsite.com; The Hunger Site, www.thehungersite.com; The Rainforest Site, www.therainforestsite.com; and The Literacy Site, www.theliteracysite.com.
GreaterGood.org is devoted to addressing the health and well-being of people (particularly women and children), animals, and the planet. The GreaterGood Network of websites raised more than $3 million for charity in FY08. Recent significant grants include $75,000 to Mayo Clinic in October 2008 for breast cancer research, $86,000 in September 2008 to the International Fund for Animal Welfare for animal rescue following Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, more than $100,000 to Feeding America in the past year for food banks, and the current $100,000 Shelter+ Challenge for animal rescue organizations throughout North America.
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www.thehungersite.com
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