Archive for April 20th, 2007
What am I going to eat?
Shortly after learning about the food stamp challenge, I passed the word along to my co-worker, Chris. Like me, he was a little hesitant–it feels a lot like going back to college, for some strange reason. Regardless, he’s signing on too, so we’ll be accountable if one of us shows up to work with a [...]
Posted: April 20th, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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Take the food stamp challenge, April 22-28
Oregon Food Bank’s April Advocacy Alert arrived in the mail at work today. It included an article entitled “Take the food stamp challenge,” which asked for volunteers to sign up to live on a $21 food budget per person for a week, the average food stamp subsidy in Oregon. Starting Sunday April 22, many Oregonians, [...]
Posted: April 20th, 2007 under hunger, oregon, poverty.
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