Have a Philanthropic Thanksgiving

As you finish your travel plans, compile your recipes, and collect your ingredients for Thanksgiving… take a few moments to consider how many families across America this year will struggle to put a meager meal on the table, much less a feast. While many go hungry daily, our food waste hovers at 40% – more than enough to feed every hungry child. Bruce DeBoskey challenges us to talk about what we can do differently to help our fellow men, women, and children. As you visit and dine with family and friends this holiday, ask each other these questions:

– What is our responsibility to do more to help others who are food-insecure?
– What opportunities do we have to help assure that the less-fortunate have sufficient food?
– As the December holidays approach, could we set aside a portion of the money designated for gifts to be contributed to a common “family and friends” cause – one that will help provide food and other basic necessities for the less fortunate in our community?
– Can we pledge to do this every year – widening our circle of participating family members and friends?

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Thanksgiving is more than the festivities, it gives us time to ponder upon what lessons we have learned and how we can spread happiness around, to look back at all the great memories and good people who came into our lives. Happy Thanksgiving Day to you and your loved ones!

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