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Feeding America News.

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  Help the Hungry With a Video Camera

  By Katherine Gustafson | Fri Nov 6, 2009 10:36 AM ET

  and other emergency purveyors to survive. Imagine what that means for the whole country: In 2007, 13 million households were food insecure, says Feeding America. So basically, a lot of people are hungry, and this is the season to get busy helping them. The YouTube Video Volunteers program i Read More

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  Walmart Gives Back

  By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Nov 5, 2009 12:06 PM ET

  on. The retail giant is launching its new holiday-giving campaign by sending a convoy of 35 refrigerated trucks loaded up with $3 million in food to Feeding America food banks in Miami, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Boston, Memphis and 30 other places, according to a Walmart press release.The foo Read More

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  Amazon Makes Giving as Easy as Shopping

  By Judy Mottl | Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  with top nonprofits so that its Amazon Payments can be used for donation efforts. The list includes UNICEF, American Red Cross, Nature Conservancy, Feeding America and United Way."As the holiday season approaches, we’re pleased to be able to provide Amazon customers a convenient way to suppor Read More

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  On Tour to End Hunger

  By Marc Hertz | Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:25 PM ET

  have much of one when it comes to their next meal -- or a guarantee that they'll even have one. That's why The Cheesecake Factory is partnering with Feeding America for this month's Drive Out Hunger Tour.Every day this month, they'll be throwing an event in a different city, and they're invitin Read More

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  Like a Rolling Drummer Boy

  By Ben Corbett | Thu Aug 27, 2009 3:35 PM ET

  join the good people of Feeding America in hopes that our efforts can bring some food security to people in need this holiday season."According to Feeding America, the album's proceeds are expected to provide four-million meals to 1.4 million hungry Americans this year, with the royaltie Read More

  More like this in: Christmas, Feeding America, Bob Dylan, Hunger Relief, Santa Claus, Business, Social Responsibility, Entertainment, Good Ideas, Economy, Retail, Giving, Fundraising, Music
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  Swap Sandwiches to Feed America

  By Marc Hertz | Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  part in an eBay charity auction, where the highest bidder gets to swap an actual sandwich with Cyrus backstage at his concert in Niceville, Fla. Feeding America has been getting a lot of love this summer on Tonic, be it from Macy's, Microsoft, Snickers or Bank of America, so it's nice to se Read More

  More like this in: Microsoft, Bank of America, Facebook, eBay, Feeding America, Macy's, Snickers, Billy Ray Cyrus
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  Macy's Throws A Star Studded Dinner Party To Fight Hunger

  By Wynter Mitchell | Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:00 PM ET

  New York Fashion Week on September 15th in its flagship Herald Square store. The event, hosted by Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse, will benefit Feeding America and will include other celebrity and VIP guests, along with Macy's customers.The Come Together campaign launches next month. The ad Read More

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  Front Row Fundraising

  By Katherine Gustafson | Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:00 AM ET

  already raised millions for nonprofits such as Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Boys & Girls Clubs, City Year, Habitat for Humanity, CARE, Feeding America and the United WayTickets-for-Charity, a for-profit enterprise founded by Charity Partners, Inc., works directly with those who hav Read More

  More like this in: Elton John , Coldplay, Billy Joel, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, United Way, Habitat for Humanity, City Year, Big Brothers
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  'Bar Hunger' Starring David Arquette

  By Marc Hertz | Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:51 AM ET

  in New York City today, you can make a cash donation of any size outside of Madison Square Garden. Arquette, who is the first-ever chairman of Feeding America's Entertainment Council, is spending the better part of two days in the Bar Hunger box on Madison Square Garden's marquee, aiming t Read More

  More like this in: New York City, Twitter, Feeding America, Madison Square Garden, Hunger Relief, Social Responsibility, Entertainment, Fundraising, Celebrity
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  Every Hit Helps Hunger

  By Marc Hertz | Thu Jul 9, 2009 10:34 AM ET

  Classic. This year, those All-Stars will have an additional incentive to get hits. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation will give $5,000 to Feeding America for every base hit.The foundation recently gave a $1 million donation to the hunger-relief organization, and this "Hits for Hunger Read More

  More like this in: Bank of America, Major League Baseball, United States, Baseball, Feeding America, Food Banks, All-Star Game