One of my main motivations in Blogging is to pass along ideas, inspiration, resources, and info about causes I think help make the world a better place...

We need to spread the word about hunger.

Oxfam estimates a billion people worldwide are going hungry every day.

Closer to home for me, Second Harvest Heartland, says 10 percent of children in Minnesota and Wisconsin go to bed hungry every night -- that's 132,000 kids -- and that number is only half the national average.

A letter I received from Rob Zeaske, Second Harvest executive director, says a $100 donation provides 400 meals to hungry families. The website says every $1 donated allows for the distribution of $9 worth of food.

We can all help:

* This link will take you right to the Second Harvest online donations page.
* This link will take you to results from a search I did for "hunger organizations."
* Or you can search online for food shelves or hunger organizations in your community.
* A friend of my college-aged son hosted a New Year's Eve party and donated the "admissions" paid by a couple of hundred people to Feed My Starving Children.
* Also: Check out Doing Good Together -- a nonprofit focused on family volunteering, I've mentioned before. Much of their work focuses on hunger issues, and volunteering for any these types of organizations is valued as much as cash contributions.

Why Spread the Word?

In honor of Martin Luther King Day (Jan. 19), Seth Godin issued a challenge: "If every person in the US spent one hour doing something selfless, useful and leveraged, what would happen?" In the post he suggested 18 ways to respond. One of those suggestions is to profile worthy nonprofits on blogs.

That idea works for me.

* Are there worthy organizations you support you'd like to share through Brian@GrowthWorks? Leave a comment at the original Blog or use the Email me link there.
* Please pass along this article to others (that's the leverage part) using the tools at the bottom of this posting. (Ain't technology amazing?!)

Make a Difference,

Brian
Blog: Brian@GrowthWorks -- Life, Learning & Leadership