Time to Act.

Last night I listened to a representative from the World Food Program.  The conversation surrounded the desperation in Haiti. However, WFP has been in Haiti well before the earthquake of a week ago.  (Click on the title of this post for the link to WFP)

The representative mentioned that with this catastrophe, 1.5 million people are displaced and need feeding.  This is a daily figure -- not a one time event. 

She mentioned that it costs 25 cents to feed a child.  25 cents! I'm unemployed, and frankly, money is an issue.  I'm always anxious when I spend -- usually grocery shopping -- I worry that I spend too much.  Yesterday I did grocery shop and went to Target who generally has the better prices.  I spent about $50. This wasn't even my 'big' shop; this was a 'filler' shop.  You know: eggs, milk, cream, a little of this and that, some fresh food....$50. 

The cell phone companies have partnered with various nonprofits like Red Cross and WFP; you can text 90999 and a message based on the organization, and $5 or 10.00 will be donated to the particular charity.  The charge will then show up on your next bill.  In the case of WFP you would text, "friend" and $5.00 would be charged to you.  $5.00 would pay for twenty meals.  My grocery bill would have paid 200 meals. Now, I needed (most of) that food, however it occurs to me that I am not nearly as destitute as I would want to believe.  So at midnight I did text "friend".  How about you?