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Fightin' hunger, y'all!(THE GOODNESS OF AMERICA)

The New American

| September 17, 2007 | Mass, Warren | COPYRIGHT 2007 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Terri S. Henry of Talahi Island, Georgia, recently watched a program on the Food Network during which Rachael Ray, who hosts a popular cooking show, spoke about childhood hunger. (See "Food-show Host Helps" in The Goodness of America for July 9, 2007.) Ray provided information about Share Our Strength's Great American Bake Sale, a campaign to help fight childhood hunger in America.

"As a mother, any issue concerning children is near and dear to my heart," Henry, the mother of two young daughters, told the Savannah Morning News. "When I saw the commercial for the bake sale, the statistics of childhood hunger slapped me in the face. I was immediately motivated to raise awareness and do whatever I could to playa part in ending childhood hunger."

Henry registered online to host a bake sale on nearby Wilmington Island, setting a goal of $5,000, far above what the average bake sale registered with the Food Network takes in ($800). Though Henry was attempting to raise a substantial amount of money, her goal was made realistic by the fact that she was given baked goods from another Food Network star, ...

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