September is Hunger Action Month in Iowa
September 1, 2015
Starting Tuesday, September 1, Iowa’s eight food banks, along with other food banks in the Feeding America
network will kick off Hunger Action Month by holding events throughout the country to inspire people to take
action to help the millions of people who are food insecure in the United States.
A full calendar of 30 Ways in 30 Days is available at www.northeastiowafoodbank.org. This is a listing of 30
different ways to take action during each of the 30 days in September.
Some of the Hunger Action Month events taking place include:
Hunger Action Day (Thursday, September 3rd) - Wear orange to support hunger awareness.
Mention the Northeast Iowa Food Bank at Panera Bread in Waterloo or Cedar Falls Thursday,
September 3 rd , or the Food Bank of Iowa at Central Iowa Panera stores, and 20% of your food bill will
be donated to the Food Bank.
The Food Bank is also participating in the new Spoontember online initiative. Supporters can share a
‘spoon selfie’ or video of themselves creatively using a spoon – a utensil that is most often used to
prepare and provide food for others – and challenge others to join them to generate awareness about
hunger in our communities.
To learn more about Hunger Action Month and Spoontember, please visit www.hungeractionmonth.org.
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