It was on September 22nd, 1960 when President Dwight Eisenhower addressed the United Nations General Assembly. In his speech he talked about world hunger.
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Forget me Knots and feeding the hungry
Last month I wrote a story at the Huffington Post about BeCause Jewelry, which donates to world hunger relief. One of the items they sell is a necklace called a Forget-me-Knot.
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Small college captured spirit of the Marshall Plan
It all started around a bonfire one autumn night in 1945. Students at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Ohio were fired up to begin a project to “Help those who cannot help themselves.”
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Remembering Eisenhower’s speech on child hunger
It was on July 8, 1948 when Dwight Eisenhower made a speech at the United Nations on ending child hunger. Ike warned that hungry children could not be expected to become apostles of peace.
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Food for Peace to mark 60 years
President Dwight Eisenhower started it. President Kennedy expanded it. Some members of Congress once sought to abolish it. It’s the Food for Peace program of the United States. The initiative has fed the hungry worldwide and saved millions of lives.
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Marshall’s speech still calls us to fight world hunger
On June 5, 1947, at Harvard University’s graduation, George Marshall delivered a speech calling for the rebuilding of war-devastated Europe. Marshall, the Secretary of State, said the United States had to stand “against hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos.”
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Why South Korea Is a Great Ally in Ending World Hunger
South Korea knows about the struggle against hunger and malnutrition. They have seen it up close. The Second World War, its aftermath and the Korean War brought hunger to the door of nearly every citizen.
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The gospel of service and fighting hunger
Captain Thomas Orbison had a critical mission after World War I. Orbison was a doctor with the American Relief Administration. He was assigned to fight hunger in Latvia.
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Food stamps help in times of need
Around 30,000 people in the Cincinnati area took part in a 1940s program, which agriculture secretary Claude Wickard called “an outstanding success.” This was an early version of food stamps, now referred to as SNAP.
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The Oscar Film that Fed Europe’s Hungry
Winning an Oscar takes a lot of hard work. Sometimes films face challenges that you might not expect.
In the 1940’s one documentary faced a real barrier because theater owners did not want to show it. They called the film “too gruesome.”
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Author William Lambers 