We can’t let this bank fail
To be sure these are trying times for all but the most affluent of people, as concerns about the economy, about jobs, about paying our bills, and other such concerns fill our minds. It is natural if not instinctive that we go into a sort of preservation mode. We cut out unnecessary expenses, we buy less or less expensive where we can. We sort of go into our own little bunker and try to avoid looking at the scary world out there.
Unfortunately as our economy has taught us playing ostrich, that is burying our heads in the sand and hoping it doesn’t affect us is not a viable solution. I am not going to go into statistics and numbers. They are out there for anybody to find, and I am sure that at least several of the more than a hundred bloggers that have chosen to participate in this campaign will cite them. Instead, I want you to think about it from a self-preservation mode. As a way of “saving for a rainy day.” As a way of hedging your bets against the worst. If you can’t think of it any other way, think of it as an insurance policy against total disaster.
Fortunately, if you are reading this blog, you have rarely if ever had to look and make a decision like, do I heat my home, or feed my family? More times than not, saying we have “nothing to eat” means, you are so sick of some dinner or food item, that you just don’t want to have to consider eating what you have on hand. But what if the worst were to happen. Sudden job loss, family illness, something that just wiped you out, and all of the sudden the cuppoards are actually bare. Where can you turn?
Unfortunately, at this time situations like this are happening more than ever before. The demands on the food banks are greater than any time in most people’s memories. But at the same time, with people being more careful with their money, less are donating, leaving the shelves of places like the Community Food Bank of New Jersey desperate for items needed to provide relief to those in need. What if you suddenly found yourself on the other side? What if there were no places like this left to help? As this title says, this is a bank we simply cannot let fail! This is why I say, if nothing else, think of it as you would an insurnace policy, something that you “pay” into hoping that you will never need it.
So how can you buy into this insurance policy?
- Make a monetary contribution: Visit http://www.njfoodbank.org/.
- Donate food: Drop off a bag of food at your local food pantry.
- Organize a food drive: Just call 908-355-FOOD, and they will provide you with guidance.
- Help “Check Out Hunger:” Look for the “Check Out Hunger” coupons at your local supermarket and donate.
Simply put, no donation is “too small.” Every little bit can help… a lot. You can check out SEFAN for your closest location to make a donation. This is often the time of year when thanks to the spirit of giving and the holidays, people normally remember those less fortunate, and the shelves of food banks are typically well stocked. But like Old Mother Hubbard, the foodbanks are finding the cuppoards bare.
When deciding when or how much to help, just stop for a moment… and picture this. Imagine your child, rather than wishing for Wii, or a doll, or some other fun toy, they are just wishing to not have to go to bed hungry. How much would you want to fulfill that wish? There are people out there, right now just hoping to make that wish come true. And you can help. Please do.
I’d like to thank Deborah from Jersey Bites for helping to organize this, all the other bloggers that have united to help raise awareness, and to you for your anticipated help. Thank You.
Other participants, in this drive:
4) Simply Sable
5) John and Lisa are eating in South Jersey
7) Chefdruck
10) Cook Appeal
11) Crotchety Old Man Yells at Cars
12) Mommy Vents
13) This Full House
14) Paper Bridges
18) Fits and Giggles
19) House Hubbies Home Cooking
22) Tommyeats.com
23) Off the broiler
25) IamNotaChef.com
26) SimplyBeer.com
27) HistoryGeek.com
29) Momlogic New Jersey
33) Best of Roxy
34) Citizen Mom.net
35) Lynetteradio.com
36) Jersey Beat
37) Pop Vulture Phil
38) JerseySmarts.com
39) LongBeachIslandSummers.com
42) Somerset08873
44) KateSpot.com
46) JCRegister.com
47) New Jersey Real Estate Report
50) Man of Infirmity
51) Another Delco Guy in South Jersey
52) SweetNicks.com
53) Average Noone
56) The Center of New Jersey Life
58) Morristown, Chatham, Summit, and Madison NJ Real Estate
59) Midtown Direct Real Estate News
61) BlowUpRadio.com
62) LazlosDen.com
65) Banannie
67) Matawan Advocate
69) The Joy of Toast
70) Route 55
72) SaveJersey
73) Stompbox
74) Joe the Blogger
76) Stacey Snacks
80) Triple Venti
84) Cape Cuisine
87) Figmentations
88) MiddletownMike
91) Mack’s Journey Through Life
93) Tiger Hawk
94)Politics Patrol, The Bob Ingle Blog
95) The Food Chain
96) Henson’s Hell
98) Baristanet
99) New Jersey: Politics Unusual
100) Jersey Shore Blog
101) Plainfield Today
102) Beacon Bulletin
103) Journal Square Jersey City 07306
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Well said and well done, JayMonster!