Fighting hunger seems to be an individual thing. There are many individuals that do a tremendous amount to thwart hunger. Even though we live in a country where food is plentiful and cheap, there are many who don't get enough to eat.
But the work of these individuals might feel like bailing out a flood with a teaspoon.
For the fourth straight quarter, I made a trip to the food bank to drop off some food. This is an ongoing quest to do something spread over the whole year instead of just focusing on Thanksgiving and Christmas. After all, people don't suffer from hunger in the last six weeks of the calendar year.
The amount I gave has been slightly shrinking, mostly because I don't have as much funds as normal, thanks to this ongoing recessive depression. But I do try to do my part.
And there are non-profit organizations that do amazing work. But it never seems to be enough to solve the ever-increasing problem.
What we haven't seen is help from corporations. True, some of them have struggled, but quite frankly, a lot of them have money to lend a hand. And even if they don't want to put up their own money, they could at least draw attention to the cause.
This is why I was so impressed with the Purolator company in Canada. For those who don't know Purolator, and I'm one of them, it's a delivery company in Canada.
I have seen commercials where they talk about helping to gather food and raise awareness.
And I saw this first-hand in Hamilton, Ontario as the company had organized a food drive at the Hamilton Tiger-Cats CFL game (Canadian football) in September.
This isn't to say that Purolator is the only company helping out in this cause, but the way Purolator is going about this is something to behold, and praise.
The United States considers itself to be the most generous country in the world. And among individuals, this spirit thrives now more than ever. But corporations need to step up and make a difference. Since the Supreme Court has declared corporations to be people, these corporations need to start acting like Americans do and be generous, especially in rough times.
If a delivery company in Canada can step up, there should be plenty of American companies that can do the same.
picture credit by me
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