Helping fight hunger one comment at a time.
Today Minnesota Viking Bernard Berrian issued a challenge to Mn. A challenge to fight hunger.
Between November 24 and Christmas this year, Bernard will match all gifts up to $5,000 to put meals on the tables of children and their families.
I believe this is being organized along with Second Harvest Heartland. From the Second Harvest website:
“For each $1 donated, Second Harvest Heartland will distribute more than $9 worth of grocery products to those in need in our communities. 96% of each dollar of revenue goes directly to our programs.”
That sounds like a pretty good deal to me. Just yesterday the wife and I were discussing donating food or money to a charity for the holidays.
So here’s the scoop, for each comment that this post gets I’ll be donating $1 to Berrian’s challenge. Since Mr.Berrian will match each dollar I give, Second Harvest will turn those two dollars into 18 dollars worth of food.
Think about it, 18$ worth of food per comment.
What do you say?
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From C.S Lewis…
"I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare."
itscaitlin – Beautiful! And now we’ve cost me and Berrian each two bucks and generated $36 worth of food!
Glad I could help. This is a great way to support the local economy AND give people something to be thankful for.
Count me in!
Happy to help. Now I will also go make my own contribution to be matched.
I made a login just so I could comment on this post. I’m moving to Minni in the spring and reading Metblogs to get an idea what I’m in for.
Comment to raise money? Sure, why not?!
Kind of a fun idea for contributing. Go David go!
Gobble gobble.
And that’s what it finally took to get me to register for the site…
Please donate so your donation will be matched. Giving is the true measure of oneself.
Second Harvest is a great organization. And you make it easy for me to feel like I’m giving them something. Sweet.
“A hungry man is not a free man.” – Adlai E. Stevenson
Add another buck!
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." Dwight D Eisenhower
This is on it’s way to getting expensive, I love it. Add another buck.
This is great!
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope. -Robert F. Kennedy
Yes. Sure.
What a great idea.
Thanks for doing this!
[...] is leveraging matching gifts to raise funds for Second Harvest Heartland. He’ll give $1 for every comment on this post (including his own), yadda yadda yadda, $18 worth of food for every $1 he pitches [...]
This is absolutely fabulous! I’m forwarding this along to my friends, and hope everyone has a blessed holiday season.
Very cool.
Nice. Keep up the good work.
Woot!
One letter one dollar
One of the first charities that I ever gave to was Second Harvest, I’m glad to give a comment for a good cause.
Easy enough!
Awesome.
Okay, I’m in! Darn Wordpress gives me no respect — I’m an author here, and it still won’t take my login. Fortunately, I’ve got the keys to the back door.
Good post, coolcat!
Thanks all! It’s a great charity we’re benefitting.
Bob – I know you’re extra happy to cost me a dollar for a good cause, doh, two dollars now . . .
Listen to Bernard Barien, although his football team is just over .500 he still know’s what he’s talking about!
Thank you for doing this.
And look who made a login in the name of spending your money. :)
Good work, bro.
Great Charity. Keep up the good work!
Great idea! Here’s another buck!
Wonderful idea- thank you!
37 comments? Awesome! Let’s get day two fired up.
How about from here on out we go with two bucks for comments that consist of a happy holiday memory?
"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." – Mahatma Gandhi
My most memorable holiday memory happens every year when my extended family comes over to celebrate Christmas by means of a huge Scrabble tournament, good times to be had by all!
What a great idea!:) Each year my mom buys a new "game" for the family- usually some cheesy from TV game (deal or no deal, who wants to be a millionare.. stuff like that) and even though they aren’t that much fun (I’d rather play clue), it’s nice to be together as a family and of course, makes our mom happy! :)
@jmreedy – A family Scrabble tournament sounds vicious!
@smartchic – My mom once got me Trump the Game. *shakes head*
Thank you :)
My happy holiday memory: When my sister and I were young, our family would go to my mom’s family’s Christmas Eve gathering. We’d get home very late – usually 2 a.m. or thereabouts – but we would still all stay up and open our gifts. In the morning, we’d have stockings full of an enormous orange and apple, some candy, and a few other toys, and we’d spend the whole day playing.
This is a very wonderful idea.
Do trackbacks count, too?
Erica, You’re just trying to get me to answer so I’ll donate more. So sneaky.
Do trackbacks count, too?
Sure!