Walk Against Hunger this Sunday

Okay folks, here's your last chance to donate or participate. Remember, $5, $10, or even $20 can make a huge difference (every $1 = $10 in food). Bear with me one last time as I point out a few statistics for you:

It may interest you to know that America's Second Harvest recently reported on the results of their latest hunger study (Hunger in America). Among the key findings:

* The national food bank network provides hunger-relief services to an estimated 25 million low-income people each year, or roughly 9% of all Americans

* This represents an 8% increase since the 2001 study (23 million) and an 18% increase since the 1997 study (21 million)

* 9 million of the people served are children under the age of 18

* 2 million of those are young children under the age of 5

* Nearly 3 million of the people served are age 65 and older

* More than one-third (36%) of the households served have one or more adults working

* The majority of adults served are women (60%)

* Single parent households represent more than half (54%)

* 70% of the people served are food insecure,… not always having access to enough food to meet basic needs

* 12% are homeless (a 28% increase since 2001)

* 47% do not have access to a working car

* 41% said they were forced to choose between food and utilities

* 35% said they were forced to choose between food and rent/mortgage

* 32% said they were forced to choose between food and medicine or medical care

Thanks to all of you who have donated or agreed to walk and thanks to all of you who will work in other ways to help alleviate (and eliminate) hunger across America.