Comments on: Hunger 101: It’s the Season to be Merry and Hungry! http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2007/12/03/hunger-101-its-the-season-to-be-merry-and-hungry/ Learn, Grow, Explore, Change the World Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:53:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Mission Possible: Girl Scouts Lead Change | On Living By Learning http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2007/12/03/hunger-101-its-the-season-to-be-merry-and-hungry/#comment-447 Mission Possible: Girl Scouts Lead Change | On Living By Learning Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:58:29 +0000 http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/?p=69#comment-447 [...] year, all the girls in our service unit also participated in a Hunger 101 Patch Program, where they discovered how volunteers are helping the working poor in our community who are finding [...] [...] year, all the girls in our service unit also participated in a Hunger 101 Patch Program, where they discovered how volunteers are helping the working poor in our community who are finding [...]

]]> By: Learning About Disabilities http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2007/12/03/hunger-101-its-the-season-to-be-merry-and-hungry/#comment-215 Learning About Disabilities Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:58:45 +0000 http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/?p=69#comment-215 [...] Junior Girl Scout mixer programs including Each Girl Can Change The World and Garbage Bag Fashion. Hunger 101: It’s the Season to be Merry and Hungry! - Patch program teaches girls about ways to feed the hungry in their community. If you would like [...] [...] Junior Girl Scout mixer programs including Each Girl Can Change The World and Garbage Bag Fashion. Hunger 101: It’s the Season to be Merry and Hungry! - Patch program teaches girls about ways to feed the hungry in their community. If you would like [...]

]]> By: LivingByLearning http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2007/12/03/hunger-101-its-the-season-to-be-merry-and-hungry/#comment-42 LivingByLearning Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:43:00 +0000 http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/?p=69#comment-42 Thanks for the corrections. It sounds like I should have been paying better attention! Thanks for the corrections. It sounds like I should have been paying better attention!

]]> By: Kim http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2007/12/03/hunger-101-its-the-season-to-be-merry-and-hungry/#comment-39 Kim Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:12:00 +0000 http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/?p=69#comment-39 "Placemat cheer" - At this station, the girls decorated placemats for the Community Meal that is held every Tues evening at the First Baptist Church in Troy, NY on 3rd St.<br/><br/>There are other organizations that provide meals on other days of the week in Troy.<br/><br/>Soup Kitchens and local Community Meals help provide a meal for those who come. Some people are homeless some are there because they did not have the money to pay for life necessities, housing, and food. These wonderful programs help stretch a thin budget.<br/><br/>Girl Scout Service Unit 133 thanks all the volunteers that provide this important community service.<br/><br/>--Kim Deal “Placemat cheer” - At this station, the girls decorated placemats for the Community Meal that is held every Tues evening at the First Baptist Church in Troy, NY on 3rd St.

There are other organizations that provide meals on other days of the week in Troy.

Soup Kitchens and local Community Meals help provide a meal for those who come. Some people are homeless some are there because they did not have the money to pay for life necessities, housing, and food. These wonderful programs help stretch a thin budget.

Girl Scout Service Unit 133 thanks all the volunteers that provide this important community service.

–Kim Deal

]]> By: Kim http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/2007/12/03/hunger-101-its-the-season-to-be-merry-and-hungry/#comment-38 Kim Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:18:00 +0000 http://www.onlivingbylearning.com/?p=69#comment-38 Nice article. I just wanted to clarify something. The food pantries CAN purchase personal care items from the Regional Food Bank at reduced prices with monetary donation. A donated dollar is stretched much more when purchased through the Regional Food Bank.<br/> <br/>When Denise gets a grant/money from the government or sometimes other entities, many times there are restrictions on that money, similar to those on food stamps. My understanding is that the government grants are the ones that usually provide the most challenges when trying to purchase non-food items.<br/> <br/>The pantries can buy toiletries from the Regional Food Bank, it just usually can not be done with specific grants that they receive.<br/> <br/>I would not want to discourage people from making monetary donations to the pantries because they can make those donations stretch far more than we could just getting the items ourselves and donating the items. Nice article. I just wanted to clarify something. The food pantries CAN purchase personal care items from the Regional Food Bank at reduced prices with monetary donation. A donated dollar is stretched much more when purchased through the Regional Food Bank.

When Denise gets a grant/money from the government or sometimes other entities, many times there are restrictions on that money, similar to those on food stamps. My understanding is that the government grants are the ones that usually provide the most challenges when trying to purchase non-food items.

The pantries can buy toiletries from the Regional Food Bank, it just usually can not be done with specific grants that they receive.

I would not want to discourage people from making monetary donations to the pantries because they can make those donations stretch far more than we could just getting the items ourselves and donating the items.

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