1st Century B.C. - The first recorded sandwich was by the famous rabbi, Hillel the Elder, who lived during the 1st century B.C. He started the Passover custom of sandwiching a mixture of chopped nuts, apples, spices, and wine between two matzohs to eat with bitter herbs. The filling between the matzohs served as a reminder of the suffering of the Jews before their deliverance from Egypt and represented the mortar used by the Jews in their forced labor of constructing Egyptian buildings... Read Full Story
We would like to do a Sandwich Drive!! With Christmas near, our hearts are open to service even more than before. We are reminded of the eventful time in history and the example that was set for us. The least we can do is love one another. This vision of 20,000,000 sandwiches from a six year old is definitely inspiring me (Mom) to be more like him. Thank you Keith.If you are interested let us know through e-mails and comments. Basically, donation would be easier if they were items to make... Read Full Story
OUR MISSION IS TO ELIMINATE LOCAL HUNGER. WE DO THIS BY RESCUING EXCESS PERISHABLE FOOD THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE AND DELIVERING IT THE SAME DAY TO A DIVERSE NETWORK OF AGENCIES THAT FEED THE HUNGRY. Serving the Valley’s hungry for 20 years Waste Not was established in 1987 because of one woman’s passionate desire to help feed the Valley’s hungry men, women and children. From humble beginnings with a donated truck, volunteers began rescuing nutritious perishable food that would... Read Full Story
Hunger in the United States In 1999, a year marked by good economic news, 31 million Americans were food insecure, meaning they were either hungry or unsure of where their next meal would come from. 12 million of these Americans were children. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 1999 In the same year, some 5 million adults and 2.7 million children lived in households where someone in the household had experienced hunger in the previous year due to a lack of resources... Read Full Story
How exciting.... I am getting a lot of e-mails and feed backs from other services. This has been a great Treasured for life event! I felt good on Thanksgiving Day knowing that I helped somebody in need. If you know of someone doing a service, please e-mail me and I will post their story and share their link if they have one. This is a great way to help each other. Thank you for your support. ~ Keith Read Full Story
Dear Keith, Thank you so much for your effort to help us feed the hungry! If there were more kids like you around, the world would be a better place. Just wanted to let you know that we placed a link to your blog on the homepage of our national website. Please check with your parents and let us know if this is okay with them. We’d also like their permission to post your picture there, too. Keep up the good work, Keith! Bob Duplantier, National Director Membership & Technology Services... Read Full Story
Every year, the Bread for the World Institute publishes an annual report on the state of world hunger, the hunger report. As part of the Institutes commitment to anti-hunger education, the report strengthens the anti-hunger movement by analyzing the causes of and solutions to hunger. Executive summaries of the following reports are available online, or order the entire report on our publications page. Hunger 2008:Working Harder for Working Families A scarcity of food is rarely the cause of... Read Full Story
We Did It!!!! Keith donated enough bread, peanut butter, and jelly to make 110 sandwiches! We saw the Society of St Vincent De Paul outside our Grocery store taking donations at Thanksgiving time for a food drive. They said that they always accept supplies for sandwiches, so we did it! Wow, what a great feeling to know that we are helping our society. Our count is at 136 sandwiches, that has been reported. Here is some info. Society of St. Vincent De Paul420 West WatkinsP.O. Box 13600Phoenix... Read Full Story
We Did It!!!! Keith donated enough bread, peanut butter, and jelly to make 110 sandwiches! We saw the Society of St Vincent De Paul outside our Grocery store taking donations at Thanksgiving time for a food drive. They said that they always accept supplies for sandwiches, so we did it! Wow, what a great feeling to know that we are helping our society. Our count is at 136 sandwiches, that has been reported. Here is some info. Society of St. Vincent De Paul420 West WatkinsP.O. Box... Read Full Story
My mom found out that Phoenix Rescue Mission will accept donations of sandwiches and sandwiches supplies. They make over 150 sandwiches a day and over 300 on the weekends. We will be looking into more places and we will accept any information you might have in your area...Please e-mail.. keithsgoal@cox.net Phoenix Rescue Mission 1801 South 35th Ave Phoenix AZ 85009-6706 Phone# (602) 233-3000 www.phoenixrescuemission.org/ Read Full Story
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