Posted by Sheryl Kirby in charities, events on June 4, 2008 at 8:37 pm

We hear about the global food crisis on a daily basis, with news of riots in other countries, and the price of commodities like rice skyrocketing. But it's important to remember that people are hungry here at home as well. Hundreds of thousands of Canadian use food banks each year, and many of those people are children, seniors, folks with disabilities and the working poor.

When we, as individuals, have enough to eat, it's easy to forget that others don't, and National Hunger Awareness Day was created to remind us all to do what we can to help.

The Hunger Awareness Day website has a list of suggestions that everyone can do to promote hunger awareness and to help raise funds for food banks in their area. Visitors to the site can sign a petition, volunteer their time at a food bank, make a donation in the form of food or money, or host a fundraising event. More information on hunger in Canada, as well as food banks and their role in the community can be found at the website for the Canadian Association of Food Banks.