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Project Bread's Walk for Hunger is the oldest continual pledge walk in the United States and the largest annual one-day fundraiser to alleviate local hunger in Massachusetts. ==Project Bread - The Walk for Hunger== Project Bread is an antihunger organization creating and promoting programs to help end hunger in Massachusetts. With the Chefs in Schools Initiative, the organization is changing school food. The Initiative is a joint effort with Project Bread and the City of Boston to change what kids eat in the school cafeteria. First piloted in the Boston Public Schools, the "Chef in Resident," Chef Kirk Conrad, is now working in Lawrence and Salem School districts.〔McCabe, Kathy. (Stirring it up: A new way of looking at school lunches is bringing professional chefs into the mix ), ''Boston Globe''. Published January 23, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.〕〔Lynds, John. (Project Bread Applauds Changes to Meal Guidelines ), ''East Boston Times-Free Press''. Published January 26, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.〕 The Child Nutrition Outreach Program at Project Bread has partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to promote participation the Summer Food Service Program and the National School Breakfast Program, both federally funded programs. Making sure kids don’t go hungry when they're not in school, sites around the state allow low-income children the opportunity for free or reduced priced meals.〔(Project Bread helps to fund summer food programs ), ''Springfield Reminder''. Retrieved February 24, 2011.〕〔(Project Bread to fund summer meals ), ''The Daily Item''. Retrieved February 24, 2011.〕 According to Project Bread's 2010 status report, 660,000 people in Massachusetts are hungry.〔Nawar, Alex. (Boston ranked third in U.S. for creating new jobs ), ''The Daily Free Press''. Published February 3, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.〕 Project Bread is trying to eliminate the number of food insecure people with the FoodSource Hotline, where people can find out how to get the help they need.〔(Parent education and support calendar: FoodSource Hotline of Project Bread ), ''Cape Cod Times''. Published January 30, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.〕 Project Bread has also created an easy website to help residents apply for food stamps.〔Lynds, John. (Project Bread report highlights problems and offers solutions ), ''East Boston Times-Free Press''. Published December 16, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2011.〕〔(Massachusetts Food and Nutrition Program ), Town of North Attleboro. Retrieved February 24, 2011.〕 Boston Red Sox player Jacoby Ellsbury came out with "ZinfandEllsbury" Wine in 2010, with proceeds benefitting Project Bread.〔Grillo, Thomas. (Red Sox tip glass to charity: Jacoby Ellsbury, Josh Beckett uncork collectible wines ), ''Boston Herald''. Published May 12, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Walk for Hunger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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