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Souper Bowl of Caring
On Sunday February 5th, 140 million Americans will tune in to the Super
Bowl. There will be parties with abundant food, friendship and fellowship.
At the same time, there will be people worrying about staying warm, finding
shelter and a warm meal. Please join young people around the country as they
demonstrate God's love by loving their neighbors through the Souper Bowl of
Caring. It's a simple, yet significant act of caring for others.
There are two ways you can participate in the Souper Bowl of Caring. You can
bring non-perishable food items to Church until February 5th. Or you can
place donations in the soup pots at the church doors during the month of
January and on Super Bowl Sunday.
All of the food and money collected will be donated to the Arcadia Food
Pantry - none of the money is sent to the Souper Bowl of Caring
headquarters. Organizers only ask that our church report its total
collection so national totals can be determined and announced. Since the
Souper Bowl of Caring began in 1990, more than $71 million has gone to help
people in need.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported nearly 49 million people are
food insecure in America. These individuals make up 17.2 households. About
9% of these households had low food security; 5.4% had very low food
security.
Households with children experienced nearly twice the rate of food
insecurity as those without children. Households with elderly have
experienced increased levels of food insecurity in recent years.
Food insecurity is measured in the United States by questions in the Census
Bureau's Current Population Survey. The questions asked are about anxiety
that the household budget is inadequate to buy enough food, inadequacy in
the quantity or quality of food eaten by adults and children in the
household, and instances of reduced food intake or consequences of reduced
food intake for adults and for children.
Souper Bowl of Caring resources and information can be found at:
http://www.souperbowl.org
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