I know times are tough right now, and we don't have much extra to spend. That is why it is more important than ever that we help those less fortunate than ourselves. Please donate to the 3rd Annual DU Year-End Charity Donation Drive, benefiting Feeding America (Formely America's Second Harvest).
CAN'T AFFORD TO DONATE? YOU CAN HELP BY GIVING THIS THREAD A KICK AND A RECOMMENDATION. If we can all work together to get this thread to the top of the DU Greatest Page, we'll significantly increase the number of people who see it, and the amount of money we raise to help feed the hungry. And I know there are lots of people who aren't even bothering to click on this thread, so feel free to start OTHER threads, encouraging people to kick and recommend this thread.
$7500 CHALLENGE GRANT! -- DONATE NOW AND DOUBLE YOUR DONATION!!DUer
brooklynite has generously offered a challenge grant to provide a 100% match on the first $7,500 donated through our link! If you donate now, he will match your donation! Please don't leave all that extra money on the table -- Donate today and put it to work feeding America's hungry!
(If anyone else would like to make a challenge grant, please send me a private message with the details of your offer, and the words "Challenge grant" in the subject line.)
http://www.supportfeedingamerica.org/democratic About Feeding America (Formerly America's Second Harvest)Feeding America is the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity. Each year, the Feeding America network provides food assistance to more than 25 million low-income people facing hunger in the United States, including more than 9 million children and nearly 3 million seniors. Our network of more than 200 food banks serves all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.The Feeding America network secures and distributes more than 2 billion pounds of donated food and grocery products annually. The Feeding America network supports approximately 63,000 local charitable agencies that distribute food directly to Americans in need. Those agencies operate more than 70,000 programs including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, after-school programs, Kids Cafes, Community Kitchens and BackPack Programs.
http://www.supportfeedingamerica.org/democratic How to DonateTo donate to Feeding America, simply click on the link provided to go to their special donation page. This page was set up especially for the members of Democratic Underground so they can keep a running total of the amount of money we raised.
YOU MUST CLICK OUR LINK BEFORE YOU DONATE IF YOU WANT YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO BE INCLUDED IN OUR TOTAL:
http://www.supportfeedingamerica.org/democraticPlease feel free to share this link with your friends and family.
Feeding America will email me periodic updates to let me know how much our members have donated. I will post an update in the DU General Discussion forum (and on my DU Journal) to let you know how we're doing.
About your Donation100% of your donation goes directly to Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest). Democratic Underground is NOT collecting or forwarding the donations, and Democratic Underground does NOT get any part of what you donate.
Donations are tax deductible. You will get a receipt for your donation directly from Feeding America.
Democratic Underground does not have access to any of your personal information, or any information about your donation to Feeding America. We won't know who donates, or how much you donate. All we know is the total value of all the donations made through our link.
http://www.supportfeedingamerica.org/democraticThe Charity Donation Drive ends at midnight December 31.If you have any questions, please feel free to post them in this thread. We hope this donation drive is a big success!
http://www.supportfeedingamerica.org/democraticDavid Allen (Skinner)
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