Tag Archives: hunger

Hunger Awareness Challenge: Post-Challenge Reflections

Posted on March 16, 2011 by beckyajohnson

Last week I wrote about my attempt to spend a week living off the equivalent average food budget of a Haitian. To recap: with some fancy math, this works out to be $34.33 because our cost-of-living is so much higher. … Continue reading →

Hunger Awareness Challenge: The Pre-Challenge Post

Posted on March 9, 2011 by beckyajohnson

As Lent begins today, I’m embarking on a week-long Hunger Awareness Challenge. I read about this challenge in Bread for the World’s 2011 Offering of Letters kit. It’s based on a Global Hunger Challenge that was organized last year by Inter … Continue reading →

Posted in Becky's Activism, Healthy Living | Tagged activism, budget eating, budget grocery shopping, healthy eating on a budget, hunger, poverty | 3 Comments

Three Square Food Bank Restaurant Week Dinner at Alizé

Posted on September 6, 2010 by beckyajohnson

For one week, between August 30th & September 5th, many fancy Vegas restaurants offered special fixed-price menus with a portion of the proceeds donated to Three Square Food Bank. Depending on the restaurant, and whether you dined for breakfast, lunch … Continue reading →

Posted in Las Vegas | Tagged fine dining, food bank, French cuisine, hunger, Las Vegas, restaurant reviews | 2 Comments

CARE National Conference in Washington, DC

Posted on May 13, 2010 by beckyajohnson

Every 52 seconds a woman dies in childbirth. In some countries, such as Afghanistan and Sierra Leone, a woman has a 1 in 8 chance of dying in childbirth in her lifetime. This is in comparison to 1 in 4,800 women who die in childbirth in the United States and 1 in over 17,000 in Sweden for lifetime risk. Continue reading →

Posted in Becky's Activism | Tagged advocacy, Capitol Hill, CARE, CARE National Conference, child marriage, food security, Hillary Clinton, hunger, lobbying, maternal health | Leave a comment

Tax Day Special – Two Minute Activism

Posted on April 15, 2010 by beckyajohnson

Today I was invited to talk about Bread for the World, an organization I have been involved with for about two years, at a potluck for seniors at my church. Yes, all the essential ingredients of a church potluck were there. … Continue reading →

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