February 23, 2010
The World Food Programme is teaming up with Ticketmaster to help prevent hunger across the recently devastated areas of Haiti. When you buy tickets using Ticketmaster from February 2 - 28, check the optional $5 donation box to send food to families who have lost everything.
In addition to losing loved ones and their homes, almost all families in the quake-stricken areas are still battling a lingering hunger. Help WFP, the leading agency of hunger relief in Haiti, to put an end to this battle. Click the following link to make a donation to the World Food Programme and provide a meal to a family in need.
For a snapshot of how your money will be implemented please visit WFP.org/crisis/Haiti.
January 26, 2010
I WENT HUNGRY is a global music industry initiative started by the legendary reggae band the
Wailers to help eradicate hunger. Food is a human right.
The band decided to put their empathy into action upon learning that every 6 seconds a child dies of hunger, so they are enlisting their fellow musicians to go hungry by donating a portion of their tour catering to the I WENT HUNGRY campaign.
We invite our fans, fellow musicians, athletes, electricians, actors, artists, CEO's, students, mothers, fathers, and all our brethren and sistren in declaring I WENT HUNGRY! This is something that we can all impact. This is a stage that everyone can perform on. There IS enough food in the world to feed EVERYONE! 100% of all donations are being given to the
World Food Program (WFP).
Here is how YOU can help: WFP is calling for a billion global citizens who have enough food to eat to take action to help feed the billion people on the planet who go to bed hungry each night.
The
Billion for a Billion campaign, the first ever global citizens' campaign to end hunger, is aimed especially at the billion internet users in the world. It is based on the idea that many people doing a little can shift mountains -- or, in this case, help eradicate hunger.
As well as donating, YOU can also help fight hunger by spreading the word, using the multiple tools available to web users today.
It could be as simple as posting the Billion for a Billion video on your Facebook page or tweeting to a friend the fact that a child dies every 6 seconds of hunger-related causes.
Check out this video for more information:
January 21, 2010
Recently the Late Show with David Letterman featured spokesperson, Bettina Luescher of the World Food Programme (WFP). Click the following link to view a clip from the Late Show, which gives a brief background into the origin of WFP as well as the recent obstacles that have prevented the organization from being able to meet the increasing demand for food in over 70 different countries including Darfur, Somalia, Pakistan and the recently devastated Haiti.
I Went Hungry is a collaborative project with WFP that was started by the legendary reggae band the Wailers to help eradicate hunger. The I Went Hungry campaign encourages musicians, businesspeople, students and families around the world to give up one of their daily snacks or meals and instead declare I WENT HUNGRY and donate that money to feed someone else in need.
After the January 12th earthquake and subsequent aftershocks that took place in Haiti, the WFP and I Went Hungry are asking you to go hungry to benefit the people of Haiti. By clicking the image below, you will be redirected to the Friends of the World Food Programme website where you can donate to the direct relief fund for Haiti.
To learn more about I Went Hungry and the World Food Programme please visit
iwenthungry.org, Wailers.com, and FriendsofWFP.org.
January 20, 2010
Check out this great review of The Wailers / Cheech and Chong performance at the Fox Theatre on January 16, 2010 in Boulder. Brought to you by the guys at MarqueeMag.com!
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January 19, 2010
The Wailers & I Went Hungry are sending a huge THANK YOU to Slightly Stoopid for their contribution to the Haiti Relief of $5,000.
The band commented: "Slightly Stoopid was turned onto the World Food Program by The Wailers' I Went Hungry charity organization. In a crisis like the recent Haiti disaster, we are happy to be in the position to help those in need as well as trying to motivate our fan community to help. "
You too can make a donation today by visiting the World Food Program here.
One Love,
The Wailers
January 13, 2010
On Tuesday, January 12, a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake rattled Haiti. With the epicenter just 10 miles from the capital, Port-au-Prince, destruction throughout the impoverished nation appears to be widespread.The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is responding to the destructive earthquake, and you are an important part of our response. WFP teams are already on the scene, mobilizing emergency food assistance to families, and you and The Wailers can help us reach more families in need.
You see, WFP relies entirely on voluntary contributions, so you help determine just how many lives we can save. Every hour we wait means more lives are at risk. Please help more than 3 million hungry people with an emergency donation today.
You've probably seen the pictures showing the devastation wrought by the severity of this earthquake. We still don't know the full extent of the damage, but we do know that millions of people are without food.
When a disaster strikes, hunger is often the first emergency. WFP knows how to deliver food to the hungry quickly and effectively, and our teams are working nonstop to mobilize critical emergency supplies. But we need your support. Today you can be one of the first to respond.
In this critical hour, will you give as generously as you can to meet the enormous need in Haiti? Thank you so much for your support.
One Love,
The Wailers
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