Feed a “silent guest” on Giving Tuesday

Imagine if you looked out your window and saw starving refugees from the war in Syria. They have traveled for days to escape the civil war in that country.

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Newspapers featuring the “Silent Guest” program to feed the hungry

Here is a list of newspapers and media sites that published my article on feeding a ‘silent guest” this holiday season! A couple of the newspapers also published their own editorial endorsing this holiday tradition to feed the hungry.

Baltimore Sun

Boston Herald

The Cincinnati Enquirer

The Des Moines Register

Detroit Free Press

The Green Bay Press Gazette

Global Hunger Examiner

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Missoulian newspaper (MT)

Monterey Herald

Red Bluff Daily News

San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News Editorial

Contra Costa Times/Oakland Tribune Editorial

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Hunger emergency grows in Libya

The United Nations says the war in Libya is escalating. With this war comes a growing hunger crisis.

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Japan helps Yemen’s school children

Japan knows something about the importance of school meals for children. During its own rebuilding after World War II, Japanese children received food from the United States.

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Ukraine: teacher brings sunshine for war victims

As war has devastated the Eastern Ukraine, the stress on civilians has been both material and psychological. Over a million people have been forced from their homes.

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Hunger a gathering storm in Ukraine

As fighting continues in Eastern Ukraine, the UN says that food, medicine and other aid must be allowed to reach trapped civilians.

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Black Friday: How you can feed the hungry while shopping

As Black Friday arrives, people across the country are getting a start on holiday shopping. There are some ways your purchases can help the hungry and poor around the world.

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A Thanksgiving gift for Syria’s war victims

The war in Syria has caused a hunger emergency in the Middle East. On Thanksgiving Eve it was announced that the U.S. Food for Peace program is donating US $125 million to feed the war victims.

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My Cincinnati Enquirer oped: Feed ‘silent guest’ this holiday

This Thanksgiving put an extra chair at your table, and make room for a “silent guest.” That guest can be one of the world’s 805 million hungry people.

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Food stamp cuts taking toll on hungry Americans

As the holidays arrive, more Americans need the help of food banks. But the food banks cannot keep up with the demand.

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