October 16th is World Food Day, a day which highlights the fact that there are millions of people around the world who do not have enough to eat. As supporters of The Trussell Trust in the UK, many Rotary clubs are aware that a lot of those people live here in Great Britain and Ireland. So this year, Rotarians are calling upon people to support The Trussell Trust’s Give it up for Foodbanks campaign.
[IMG: 2287 border=”0″ alt=”Give it up for foodbanks” align=”left” width=”180″ height=”131″]The idea is that people choose something they want to give up, which could be going without their morning coffee, giving up lunch for a day, or a chocolate bar on the way home from work. Instead they donate the money they save to The Trussell Trust to support their UK network of much needed foodbanks.Mukesh Malhotra of Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland (RIBI) said: “Hunger is a widespread problem both globally and in our own local communities. There has been a sharp rise in the number of foodbanks in Great Britain and Ireland over the last few years and increasing numbers of Rotary clubs are getting involved in helping them.
"Foodbanks provide vital community support for those in need and we are urging everyone to help by either supporting The Trussell Trust’s campaign or their local foodbank."
World Food Day has been observed since 1981 and is held each year on October 16 to mark the day when the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations was founded in 1945. The aim of the day is to increase worldwide understanding of the problems and solutions involved in the international drive to end hunger.
