We Can End Hunger in America – with your help
This post was originally published on CauseShift.com:
#1 Thing You Need to Learn from this Post:
We can end hunger in America.
A More Detailed Exploration:
Launching March 4, WeCanEndThis.com is a yearlong initiative to spark innovation and broader engagement in the cause of ending hunger in America. Our goal is to end hunger in America — and nothing short will be considered a success.
We are working with three charity partners — Share Our Strength, Feeding America, and Capital Area Food Bank of Texas — and a number of corporate partners, including Mashable, Tyson Foods, ConAgra Foods Foundation, and PepsiCo.
March is an important month for us and we need your help.
Virtual Can Drive (March 4-18)
Over the course of 15 days, we’re challenging people in all fifty states and the District of Columbia to donate a virtual can of food. Starting March 4, you can donate your virtual can of food to the state of your choice by visiting WeCanEndThis.com and promising to take action.
At 5pm ET on March 18, the ten states with the most virtual cans will be awarded their own semi-truckload of real food courtesy of Tyson Foods. Altogether, we will deliver 1.5 million meals.
Certainly in 15 days, we can find at least 15,000 people to help.
15,000 people. 15 days. 1.5 million meals.
Much More to Come
The Virtual Can Drive is just the beginning. In the coming months, we will also follow the trucks to the ten winning states and highlight hunger champions in each community.
On March 15, we will launch The Cause Lab, a unique in-person and online experience, that will bring together some of the brightest minds in the media, technology, business, and cause sectors to create innovative solutions for the main challenges facing the hunger movement.
Of course, we have more announcements and surprises planned, but we’ll save those for a later date. Until then, let’s keep focused on the Virtual Can Drive.
What Can You Do Now?
You can be the difference for your state. Help rally your community and get head start on the March 4 launch. Learn more on the WeCanEndThis Facebook fan page. Also, be sure to followWeCanEndThis on Twitter so you can start informed of our progress.
Do You Have Questions?
We will be hosting two 30 minute conference calls on Thursday, February 25. Details will be shared early next week. Feel free to email your RSVP or send your questions in the meantime.
