Putting on the Feed Bag

Feed 100 Children for $10 bag at Whole Foods. A cute, sturdy bag for a good cause. . .

Whole Foods Market is providing 100 meals to kids via the World Food Program’s Rwanda School Feeding operation. Whole Foods already donated the $10 upfront and the costs to produce these high-quality, 100% organic cotton and natural burlap bags made as eco-friendly and fairly as possible in audited and certified facilities.

It's a good sized bag measuring in at 12" x 14". Copper rivets, compartment dividers and very sturdy with the burlap bottom. It folds and zips into an easy to carry 5" x 7" size. And I will enjoy using it.

However, I wish they would design one to benefit the hungry right here in the United States and help support our food banks, whose shelves are rapidly becoming depleted. So yes, if you can, buy a $10 bag to help Rwanda AND also make a $10 food donation in the grocery stores' red barrels, drop a bag off at your local food bank when you drive by, or even mail them a check - that's win-win. And hey, give them something good -- brand names every once in awhile, especially if there is a sale, buy 1 get 1 free promotion or coupon. There is also a need for healthy food - think sugar-free and low sodium items. When my daughter's Girl Scout troop helped out our food bank, the director mentioned how many of the families had underlying health issues, too -- Diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, the elderly or infirm needing soft foods like pudding, Jell-O, etc.