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TAKE THE TASK 30 WAYS IN 30 DAYSHUNGER ACTION MONTH CHALLENGEDO ONE OR DO THEM ALL • EVERY ACTION MATTERS!
SEPTEMBER
TAKE
ACTION!
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HUNGER ACTION MONTH IS A TIME WHEN PEOPLE ALL OVER AMERICA STAND TOGETHER TO SPREAD THE WORD AND TAKE ACTION TO FIGHT HUNGER.
In our area, almost 40,000 people suffer from hunger or food insecurity, nearly 10,000 of them are children.
ADVOCATE • RAISE AWARENESS • DONATE • VOLUNTEERACT WITH TASK AND FIGHT HUNGER IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND TURN HUNGER INTO HOPE
VISIT: HungerActionNJ.com
TELL YOUR FRIENDS
Post the TASK “30 Ways in 30 Days” Hunger Action Challenge calendar in your home or office to tell your friends September is HUNGER ACTION MONTH.
MAKECHANGE CONNECT
WITH TASK DID YOU KNOW?
SNAP DAILY GRINDSIGN UP
Save all your change for the month and donate it to TASK.
Every penny counts! Check us out on TASK on Instagram, Facebook,
and Twitter: @TASKSoupKitchen.org
The Food Stamp Act was signed into law in 1964 by
President Lyndon B. Johnson? Today, there are nearly 40
million Americans enrolled in the program
Take a “Spoon Selfie” (essentially you, holding up a spoon and smiling) today at lunchtime and share your
picture on Instagram to show your friends you’ve accepted TASK’s “30 Ways in 30 Days”
Hunger Action Challenge. Don’t forget to tag
@TASKSoupKitchen.org!
Skip your coffee run and donate what you would
have spent to TASK to help provide one free, well-
balanced meal for at least one family in your community. Five bucks can pay for one meal.
Visit www.hungeractionnj.com to sign-up to receive TASK’s
monthly electronic newsletter. We’ll keep you up-to-date year-round with new opportunities
to help fight hunger in your community.
CYCLING AGAINST HUNGER
Sign-up for the Battle Against Hunger Bike Ride taking place on Sunday, September 15th. Can’t
ride? Volunteer at the event. Visit www.battleagainsthunger.org
for details.
ENCOURAGECraft your own donation jar
today and set it on your desk at work. Encourage your
coworkers and office visitors to donate their loose pocket
change each day to help feed hungry families in your community.
MATCH YOUR EFFORTS
Check human resources to find out whether your
company matches donations or volunteer hours.
Team work makes the dream work!
PATRIOT DAY
Give your time at TASK or volunteer at your local food pantry on this national day
of remembrance.
GO ORANGE!
Turn your social media over to the ORANGE.
Change your cover photo to orange or add a profile
frame around your image to support HUNGER ACTION MONTH. www.facebook.
com/profilepicframes (search Feeding America)
SHOP-N-GIVESupport TASK while you shop on Amazon. Search Smile.Amazon.
com, choose TASK as your charity, and every time you shop make
sure you open to the Smile.Amazon.com page first. Amazon will donate .05 percent of your
total purchase to TASK.
HUNGER ACTION DAY
Wear Orange in support of HUNGER ACTION MONTH.
Send us your best pictures on social media. Tag us @TASKSoupKitchen.org
HUNGER CHALLENGE
Could you feed yourself on $4 a day? Take the SNAP (formerly known as food
stamps) Challenge and post your meals and recipes on
social media. Tag us @TASKSoupKitchen.org
OFFICECOLLECTIONSet up a collection box in your office, ask your
coworkers to bring in a can or box of dry goods to work, and when it’s full, donate the goods to TASK this month.
SPREAD THE WORD
Invite five friends to like TASK on Facebook, Instagram, or
Twitter. Tag us @TASKSoupKitchen.org
FACEBOOKFUNDRAISER
Create a Facebook fundraiser inviting your friends to donate
and help provide meals for hungry families who eat at TASK.
Every $5 pays for a meal.
FOOD WASTE DAYToday is Food Waste
Prevention Day in New Jersey. Join advocates from more
than 30 countries to help raise awareness to inspire change.
And remember, don’t take more food than you can eat.
HUNGER NEAR YOU
View the latest statistics on hunger in our area at
FeedingAmerica.org
VOLUNTEERWe always need your help. Sign up to serve a meal or
gather a group of friends and/or coworkers to schedule time to
volunteer. Visit www.hungeractionnj.com
9283526-01
BROWNBAG IT
Brown bag your lunch this week and donate
what you would ordinarily spend on lunch to TASK
FOOD WASTE CHALLENGE
30 percent of food goes uneaten every year. Can you achieve zero food waste for a day, a week, a
month or even a year?
Post your results on our Instagram page
@TASKsoupkitchen.org
WRAP CUTLERYVolunteer to wrap flatware for TASK meals. Wrap a
fork, knife and spoon in a napkin and seal it with a
twisty-tie. We serve nearly 400,000 meal each year.
Visit www.HungerActionNJ.com for details.
SHARE A RECIPE
In honor of National Cooking Recipe Day, find one recipe
you’ve been eager to try. Post it on Facebook and don’t forget to use our hashtag
#HungerActionMonth.
TAKE A TOURSee how TASK fights
hunger every day. Email us to schedule your visit
SPREAD THE JOYMake peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with your friends
and/or family and donate them to TASK. We give out more than
5,000 sandwiches each year!
GOODNEIGHBOR DAY
Help your hungry neighbors by donating or volunteering your time.
We appreciate your help. Visit
www.hungeractionnj.com.
CLEAN-UPTIME
Clean out your pantry and donate your
collection of canned and dry-packaged goods to TASK. Be
sure to check for expired items.
SHARE YOURSTORY
Tell us about how you took action against hunger this
month. Share your story with us @TASKSoupKitchen.org on Facebook, Instagram or
Twitter or email us at info@trentonsoup
kitchen.org
