Success!

Wonderful! We’ve been spending some serious time this past week working on spreading the word of Walking Hungry and Action Against Hunger. And I do believe we are getting some where. We’ve begun a Facebook Cause called (you guessed it) Walking Hungry. We have gained 21 members in the first week! That’s a great start. What’s more is that our cause has gone international! Thanks in part to Liisa Paas, who has helped to spread the word in beautiful Estonia, and to Mariel Kalkach who has let the wonderful people of Mexico know that this cause was important to her. In both instances, these girls have found new recruits, who in turn have found new recruits. Thank you Liisa and thank you Mariel; it is those smallest of things that can change the world.

We’ve also created a MySpace cause, which is not doing as well. So if you are a MySpace user, add the cause’s application and make Walking Hungry your cause. Get in on the ground floor as we spread the good and make a difference. Simply by joining, and finding recruits, by donating $5 and finding other to donate, you can be a fire starter and get our fight against global hunger to explode.

In other news, we’ve spent some time reaching out to a few companies to see if they would like to sponsor Walking Hungry by donating funds to ACF and helping us with some equipment. We’ve had a quick talk with Keen Footwear who needs to wait on a decision until they “have further information on [their] 2009 Marketing Direction”. Later this week I will be meeting with the Outreach Supervisor from REI with the hopes they can help us spread the word. The head of the Schaumburg Library has agreed to meet with us as well and that will hopefully take place next week. Finally, and this is my great news for the day; Superfeet, a company that engineers premium insoles for different types of feet, for different activities and sports, has decided to sponsor Walking Hungry with 4 pairs of their hiking insoles (nearly a $200 value)! While having these insoles will make a great difference (trust me I have a worn out pair that I love), it is the fact that they found our cause worthy of support. It is my hope that Superfeet will open the door for further sponsorship and donation as we begin to take off!

Now before I head out to make some new contacts, I ask something from you the reader. What ideas do you have to spread the word, get sponsors, and generate some donations? Please get involved! Offer an idea. Give a donation. Join the cause and be the change. I look forward to what you have to say.