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Kids Go Hungry Over Weekend, Backpack Program Helps

CitizenSugar — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:00:14 -0700

This story caught my eye this morning because I thought it was the other Hillary - but getting my Clinton confused with my Duff led me to this great charity: Blessings in a Backpack.

It makes so much sense - there are 16.3 million kids getting free or reduced price lunches through the National School Lunch Program - so who feeds those kids on the weekend? The Blessings program packs backpacks with nonperishable food and passes them out at the end of the week to keep kids going until school rolls around on Monday. Food charity programs like this and Meals on Wheels fulfill a need especially poignant when economic times get tough.

Hilary Duff was in Fort Wayne, IN, to publicize the program. She said:

I feel lucky enough to have a voice or a name that people might pay attention to. I think that people might not be aware that a couple neighborhoods away, kids aren't having food on the weekends, and we just want people to be informed and to know what's going on in their communities and to help if they can.

To see why the need is so great, and how you can help, read more.

Here are some surprising stats on food stamp benefits that signal a need for more help:

A household is ineligible for the Food Stamp Program if it has more than $2,000 in savings or other assets.
The USDA calculated that there were 12.4 million children that were at hungry or at risk in 2005, the year the program started.
The average per-person food stamp benefit is .93 a meal.

If you want to help the Blessings in a Backpack program, there are lots of ways to donate time, money, and resources.

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Disney Unveils Its New Genetically Engineered Child Stars!

GiggleSugar — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:20:00 -0700

Miley Cyrus, Zac Efron, Hilary Duff. That's how you know them, but to the scientists at Disney's Genetic Engineering Lab where child stars are produced, they're referred to as 6831-A, B, and C. You see, at the Disney lab, their brains were engineered for dancing and singing and their looks tweaked from the same genetic structure. Let's check in with the Onion News Network and their report on Disney's new batch of stars, including Haley, a half-Japanese, half-Indian girl who sings, dances, and snowboards . . .

Flashback: Lindsay Lohan Hosts SNL

GiggleSugar — Tue, 15 May 2007 08:00:00 -0700

My bad. Not Lindsay Lohan. I meant, Hilary Duff hosts SNL. Or Avril Lavigne. Wait, Whitney? I don't know. Watch this star-studded opening and try to figure it out for yourself-- that is, if Hilary's singing and Avril's yelling don't scare you off early on!

Tyra Tumbles!

GiggleSugar — Wed, 09 May 2007 16:00:00 -0700

This episode of The Tyra Banks Show has a curious coupling: Hilary Duff + weird, creepy animal hybrids. Is there a theme here? Nah. But it gets even more entertaining when Tyra rises to the occasion-- by falling. Oh, Tyra.