January is National Soup Month, and I suggest that we all celebrate it by extending the season of giving into 2010!
Food pantries around the country are in desperate need of donations right now, with a record 49 million Americans going hungry right now because of the economic slump.
Soup (being both a healthful and reasonably affordable staple) is always high on the list of suggested donations to food pantries. It's also--to borrow a term from a chain of souperies in the New York City area--a hale and hearty meal that's especially satisfying this time of year!
I hope you'll join me by picking up a few extra cans at your local grocer and dropping them off at a food bank in your community this month. If you clip coupons and look for a good sale, you can feed a family of four for just a few bucks!
You can find a food shelf near you by searching your ZIP code on Feeding America's website.
If you don't have the time, or if you're one of those who order in instead of visiting the supermarket, I hope you'll take a moment to make a donation of any size (literally every dollar helps) here.
I hope you'll join me in getting 2010 off to a soup-er start!
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