Weigh in Against Hunger

Weigh in Against Hunger is a six-month action campaign encouraging our entire community to contribute 1/10 of their weight in food or cash to local emergency food pantries, soup kitchens or the Second Harvest Food Bank. Independence Day is the kickoff of the program because of the duty we have as Americans to help those in need. The summer is when contributions are usually the lowest and the needs increase. Children go hungry in the summer without the school nutrition programs that feed them during the school year. With the downturn in the economy, more families and individuals are turning to these programs for food assistance this year.

We are asking people to E.A.T. – to do three things:

· Educate yourselves and others about the hungry and hunger needs;

· Act: Collect and deliver food and other items to local emergency food pantries, soup kitchens or Second Harvest – you choose who and when ; and

· Tell about what you’ve done by reporting back to the Lehigh County Conference of Churches the weight of your donations and the dollar amounts.