Rose

Rose passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 20th. Her niece and I were holding her hand when she passed, and it was a peaceful passing. I was with her from 9:30 am on, and we shared the Presidential Inauguration covering. She was unresponsive, but I talked with her, telling her who was coming to the capitol, what the women were wearing, etc. I kissed her on her forehead and told her "your President is taking his oath of office now", when he took his oath. I like to believe that she heard everthing I said those last 3 days. We had her funeral on Monday and it was lovely. I read this scripture at the service and my husband spoke about Rose in relation to her life and our family. He did a good job and the priest, Father Tom, did a beautiful eulogy. The service was at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Duluth, where she was a life long member. The Ladies Guild from there gave a very nice reception after in her honor. It was a very cold, sub-zero day, but the sun was shining so brightly that it matched the up-beat service. It was a Catholic, high mass with lots of beautiful music also.

This scripture reading is a bit more modern than the version I am used to, but I like it. I am posting it for you.

A Reading from the Book of Ecclesiates

There is a season for everything, a time for every occupation under heaven:
A time for giving birth,
a time for dying;
a time for planting,
a time for uprooting what has been planted.

A time for killing,
a time for healing;
a time for knocking down,
a time for building.

A time for tears,
a time for laughter;
a time for mourning,
a time for dancing.

A time for throwing stones away,
a time for gathering them;
a time for embracing,
a time to refrain from embracing.

A time for searching,
a time for losing;
a time for keeping,
a time for discarding.

A time for tearing,
a time for sewing;
a time for keeping silent,
a time for speaking.

A time for loving,
a time for hating;
a time for war,
a time for peace.

The Word of The Lord. Thanks Be To God

Sharing the Inauguration with Rose

Our office was closed yesterday in observance of Martin Luther King. I spent most of the day at the Hospice House with Rose. She has been transistioning, and yesterday she was, as the nurses put it "unresponsive". Between two nieces, my husband, our son and a friend of Rose's and myself, she was not alone from 10 am to 9 pm last night. I am getting ready now to go back up. I was going to go at 10:00, but will be going earlier. I called the nurse this morning and she told me that she feels this "may be Rose's day", that's how she put it.

As I told you in my last post, she was looking forward to the inauguration and I told her that I would come up and watch it with her. So, I will be there with her, with the volume up, hoping that she hears the President that she was so pleased to see elected get sworn in. She and I will share the thrill of President-Elect taking his oath of office.

Time Has Come....

I've spent a lot of time the last two days at the Hospice House with Rose. When I got there yesterday I was shocked to see her in a different state than she usually is when I come into her room. There was no spirited "Linda!", which is the greeting I always got from her, with her great big smile. For everyone who visited her, there was no doubt that she was delighted to see you. She gave us lovely warm greetings. Yesterday, she could hardly talk, there was a very, very weak "Linda, I don't know what's happened to me, I feel awful all over". She was definitely not herself. Oh, dear....I knew this day would be coming, she moved to this home the beginning of November, but she has been so good, that you find yourself in denial (along with her) that things are going to change for her. You start thinking that life will stay the same, that you can continue the warm, loving visits, but then one day it hits you smack in your face, like yesterday did, that the reason she is in this place is to finish her life. Yesterday, all of us who love her had to face this fact. Yesterday she was still able to talk, but she would sleep, then wake up and talk some.
She said she was looking forward to the Presidental inauguration coming up. I told her that I took Tuesday off, and I would come up and watch the inauguration with her. She was very happy about that. Nancy and I told her that we were planning a birthday party for her (Feb. 3rd she will be 82). We thought it would be good for her to have these things to look forward to.
Today when I went there after church service, I was hoping to see that she had improved. Why did I think that would happen? (well you hear of the "rally", however I guess she already had her rally). Anyhow, I found her more deteriorated today. I stayed with her until the middle of the afternoon, when cousin Nancy came and took over for me. I held her hand and hugged and told her how much we all loved her. I played one of the calming CD's that she likes, I read some Psalms, and prayed. Today she couldn't talk, but she could hear. They have her pretty medicated, to keep her pain free. We are thankful that she is not in pain, but she has moments of anxiety, that you can tell she is distressed. Then the nurse comes and gives her some more medication. The nurses and staff there have been wonderful, they are so experienced with this, and know just what to do and say, and how to help the family understand what is happening. They tell us how much they have been enjoying her, and we know that this is as hard for them as it is for us. They monitor her constantly and tend to her so well. This home is the best place to be for her, I thank the Lord that she is there. She expressed so many times to me, how thankful that she is to be there. AND we are blessed that we have had 2 plus very good months with her. God, I believe has given her and us these two months to visit, and the chance for us to show compassion and love to her and let her know just what she means to us. It has also given us the chance to get to know her even more. We are thankful for the extra time given. Now, we pray for peace and calm for the next step in her life, and strength for us who love her so dearly, to let her go.

The Winter Moon

This past week has been a busy one again. Every night I wanted to blog, but didn't get to it. I wanted to write about the beautiful full moon we had last weekend and the beginning of the week! Monday night I was driving home around 8 pm from the Hospice House, after visiting cousin Rose, and coming across Arrowhead Road, the full moon was in the cold night sky straight ahead, the whole time I was driving, it was hard to keep my eyes on the road, because the moon was so so beautiful! I thought, I have to write about tonight's moon as soon as I get home. But, I didn't get to the computer. Then the next night, when we had our sub below zero temperature, the moon was still full, but it had a haze going straight through it.... that was interesting too. It seems almost like the winter full moon is more beautiful than the summer full moon, can that be, or is it my imagination?

I went to water aerobic classes last week, 4 nights, trying to get back on track. I must add more excercise into my life so that can get below my plateau weight that I can't seem to budge from!

I did write one morning, quickly and tell you about our frigid cold weather we were having. I know, though that last week was unusually cold everywhere, and while it eased up for us on Friday and Saturday, it moved north to my friends and family in PA. Today was 24 degrees when I was out, and it actually felt "warm", I guess compared to last week it was warm.

Artic Freeze in Duluth - Moving your Way

Is it cold where you are???

- 24 Below Zero this morning in Duluth, MN

- 49 Below Zero Wind Chill Factor Temperature

Our Duluth Schools have been cancelled due to the extreme cold. Many of the area schools also closed.

This artic air is heading east so to all my readers out east....brace...it's coming your way! It's been below zero every day this week in Duluth. It's not to warm up anytime soon.

Now, I'm off to the job. My husband is wonderful, he warms my car for me on these cold days.
Dressed in layers, a warm coat, a warm scarf, gloves an even a hat, is how we dress here for this cold weather!

Stay Warm!

"Most" Accurate Scale

Have you ever had to have blood drawn, a urinalysis and having to answer all kinds of questions, for life insurance? I never have had to do that, until today. Today is my 11th Anniversary of my employment. I have made it through many ups and downs with my job over these 10 years, but I found out one good thing last month - my longevity is being rewarded, not just with an extra 5 days of vacation in 2009 (Yeah!) but I was told that the insurance that is given to us employees at no cost to us, paid for by our employer, will be increased substantially (again at no cost to me). That was good news to hear. (or should I say, good news for my husband to hear, ha ha). But, apparently I have to be found to be "medically worthy"! I had to fill out detailed application and was told that someone from the insurance company would contact me to get blood samples, etc. I guess records from my doctor are not good enough? Well, today was that day. I made the appointment for first thing in the morning, because I was to have "fasted" for 8 hours, and I wasn't about to do that during the day. Anyhow, the examiner came with a kit filled with all kinds of equipment. Test tubes for the blood and urine, she took my blood pressure THREE times (and told me it was excellent, all three times), then after collecting three tubes of blood and two of urine and my blood pressure, I thought I was done...but no...she digs into her bag, and out comes a scale! "Golly", I said to her, "can't you take my word for it about what I weigh?" But, no she could not take my word for it. I had to step on "her official scales", which she told me was completely accurate, she keeps it tested at all times and "it's the most accurate scale anywhere".

Now, I haven't discussed my weight loss program with you lately, but you know how it is over Christmas, I slipped some, but basically maintained my weight that I haven't been able to get under for the last two months, and the last two months I just keep playing around that plateau weight and 4 more pounds up from it, up and down, up and down. This morning I was up again, I was not happy. However, her scale registered that I was 10 lbs lower than my scale said this morning! That 10 lb would put me 3 pounds under the weight I have been striving for these last 2 months! It was one time I was happy to see the scales, that she insisted is the most accurate scale! She asked if it was what my scale said, "No, I said "But I'll take it, put it down on your report!" It made my day! (It also helped me to keep on track all day with my food) AND I stopped at the fitness center for the water aerobic class! I just suspect strongly that tomorrow morning MY scale will not register the weight I saw this morning. Oh well, I hope to get to that weight legitimately SOON!

PS..what are your thoughts on insurance companies doing this. One of my co/workers said she would never be comfortable with letting an insurance company have her blood. I told her "Gee, don't give me your paranoia, I'm not going there..." (I have enough other things to worry about).

The Light Returns

You know how dark it is in the winter in Northern Minnesota in January. Dark in the mornings when we are leaving for our work day, and dark when we are driving home. Thank goodness, since December 21st our days are getting longer, rather than shorter on daylight time, but this early in January, it's not as noticeable as it will be a month from now.

I don't like my drive home from work for this reason, and for a long time I have noticed that sometimes there are street lights that are not lit up anymore, not to mention that a few years ago they replaced all our street lights with dimmer lights that save energy. Anyhow, coming home last night, coming up Woodland Ave. by Hartley field, it seemed extra dark and turning down Anoka, I thought it seemed like not all the street lights were on. Now, for those readers that don't know it, our city of Duluth is in dire financial shape, and my first thought was that they have turned off some of our street lights. Yep, I thought, the one by Kolstad and Anoka is off, and the next intersection the street light is off also. I was so busy looking at the street lights, and complaining to myself that "the city is making our neighborhood dark at night" and like we are out in the country driving, that I really never noticed that there didn't seem to be lights on in houses either! Until, I turned onto our street, and THEN I noticed, oh my gosh, there are no lights on at any of our houses on our street. Here I was blasting our city, when actually the electricity was out in all of our neighorhood! I especially realized it when I reached our house, that was dark, but always has lights on because I am the last one home(including our dusk to dawn yard light). I came inside and my husband and son had just about every candle in our downstairs lighted! The electricity went out about 45 minutes before I arrived home. About 15 minutes after I was home, the lights came back on! Good thing, we can get by without light in the house, but most peoples furnaces (like ours) runs on electricity, and we don't want to be without heat!

So, tonight as I was driving home, I looked again at the street lights, and those that were dark last night, were indeed, lit up tonight. It didn't seem as dark. The lights were back....thank goodness! (But, those street light bulbs, really don't give the light that the former bulbs that were used did!).

I'm glad too, to know that our days are getting longer - so our light IS returning!

P.S. Have my fellow Duluthians noticed the beautiful sunrises we have been having on these cold mornings? Especially over the lake, but even up in our neighborhood! Really beautiful sunrises!

Seven Pounds

No, seven pounds is not how much weight I gained over the holidays. If you wonder how I'm doing in that area, suffice it to say that the last two months have been a constant, daily struggle for me, it's been hard. I'm on a weight plateau, that I can't get under, I just continue to play with 3-6 pounds, up and down and up and down. I hope with the new year, I finally get UNDER the plateau weight, so I can finally get on the downward spiral once again.

The "Seven Pounds" I'm referring to is Will Smith's new movie by that name. I just read my friends blog, and she saw "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", and that reminded me that on New Year's Eve, Bob and I went to an early matinee. We chose between Benjamin and Seven Pounds, and I noticed that Benjamin was 2 1/2 hours long, and I thought if it was not good, my husband would have not been happy with me to sit through such a long movie. She reported that it was very good, so we will have to go see it.

We would highly recommend "Seven Pounds", we both really felt it was a very good movie, well done, and the story was well, you can't really explain what it's about, you really just have to see it! It's sort of a "mystery", Will Smith does a tremendous job. Take it in, if you can before the Academy Awards, because I am sure both it and Benjamin will be up for awards! Anyone see
"Doubt" yet, with Meryl Streep? That looks interesting too. For months there are no movies out that look worthwhile seeing, then all at once a bunch of them come out.

Speaking of movies, I spent most of yesterday afternoon and evening watching movies on our cable stations. Two very good romantic comedy type movies and then one called "Then and Now" which was about 4 girls growing up in a neighborhood. Reminded me of the girls that grew up in our neighborhood with our daughter in the 70's. This took place in the 70's too.

Earlier today I watched the Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer old movie that she won an academy award for..."Gaslight". It was fun to see it again.

The Last of Christmas '08

Today I put away the Christmas decorations except one of our Nativity Sets. I am leaving it up through next weekend, which is Ephiphany. (The Wise Men's Visit to the Stable).

I don't have as many as I used to have when our kids were growing up. If the Grandchildren were here over the holidays then I would continue to go all out, but since they are not here, and we go down there, it doesn't seem that important to me anymore. It's not that I'm "ba humbug", it's just that I don't have the energy I used to have. We also do not put lights outside as we did in years past. Somedays I wish we did, when I drive by the neighborhoods and see the lights, but then, again, I would need energy to do that. Hey, maybe when I'm retired! I think of all the things I'm going to do when I'm "retired"... I hope it comes soon!

Here are some outside photos from our neighborhood, I was hoping these photos would come out better, maybe I don't know the best way to take them... but know that to see them in real life is much prettier.

Snow Done, now Deep Freeze

Yes Rob, we are thankful to have you still living with us!

The neighborhood guys taking a break from their work!

This ladder sits on our back deck and will be a permanent fixture until spring!

No Christmas Wreath this year - all our neigborhood Boy Scouts

we always bought from, are now all grown up!We didn't get as much snow here in Duluth yesterday that they thought we might, we ended up with about 7 inches here over the hill. However, 7 inches still means that the guys have to go out and open the driveway and sidewalks, and in my husband's case, remove the snow off our roof. We have three dormers on the back of our house, and if we do not get the snow removed, it piles up in between the dormers and turns to ice, which when it melts can create leaks in our ceilings.
So my husband is obsessive about removing the snow. When he removes it, it piles on our back deck, and its our son's job to shovel it off the deck. I think that is really the reason they both complain so much about the snow and come to hate it by the time winter is over. We have gotten so many snowfalls already, and it's only Jan. 4th, so they are both really having a fit! The wind chill was very low this morning and today, and the wind made drifting on our street, so we had to wait till the city plow came to get out, which sure wasn't very early this morning, in fact it didn't come till almost noon! The sun was bright today, but with the wind chill, it didn't add any warmth. After things were cleaned up and our street plowed I went up to the hospice house to visit Rose, as no one got up there yesterday with the snow fall. The streets are snowcovered and slippery. In Pennsylvania when it snows, the temperature warms up right away after the snow fall, and the snow melts off of the roads....not so here in Minnesota! Especially in January! Oh, I guess you've heard enough of my whining for now. (Oh my, I'm beginning to sound like my husband, who dearly wants to move south in the winter, or to a town house/apt. or condominium where he doesn't need to worry about cleaning snow!)

Christmas 2008

Dawn's Father in Law's birthday is on Christmas Eve, so she always has a cake for us to celebrate. This year she made a cake homemade, called a "Tarimsu" cake, it tasted just like the wonderful italian dessert tarimusu. Perfect ending to an Italian dinner of lasagna and all the italian trimmings.

I caught Arlene giving a quick birthday kiss to her husband (below)

Tom and Arlene (Tom's Birthday)

Matt, Skylar and Rob (our oldest son)

Son in Law, Bob and Coco

Mom and Kids

I just realized I have not posted any of our Christmas photos. Christmas Eve in Hudson, WI

Here you go!

Our youngest son and his fiance were not with us - as his job required him to work late on Christmas Eve, so they stayed in town. We missed them.

More Snow!

The snow is coming down in Duluth now. We have been forecasted to have a storm of 6 - 8 inches of snow and blowing today. It was slow in starting, with just very fine snowfall this morning, but now I just looked out the window and discover that it is really coming down very fast now. Well, the slow start gave everyone time to run to the grocery store and the gas station before it got bad. I'll let you know how much we get, often when they forecast not many inches, we end up getting lots more! If this had come in December yet, we probably would have broken the record for the most snow on the ground in December...but the record didn't get broken, thank goodness! We did have as much as 36 inches of snow on the ground last month. What a way to start the winter!

In Memory 2008

In addition to losing Carmella, my sister in law, I also had to say goodbye to my Uncle Dick in August. Actually, I didn't get to say goodbye to him. He had a massive stroke and died a few days later. However, I was fortunate enough to follow up on an urge I had to call him and my aunt about two Sunday's before his stroke. They had moved into their daughter's home, they built a beautiful addition for them to live in, and I called and talked with both of them. They moved to her home because Aunt Sylvia was developing Alzeheimers disease, and they knew it would get harder for Uncle Dick as time went on. We were so concerned about her, never expecting to lose him, isn't that how things go sometimes! Anyhow, they were both very happy and in very good spirits when I talked to them. I'm so glad that I had called. They are my Aunt and Uncle who came out to Duluth many times over the years to visit with us. One time they drove out in August of 72, just to bring our daughter and me back to PA for my brother Steve's wedding, how many aunts and uncles would do that for their neice? I was always a special neice to them, since I was the first Grandchild on my Dad's side. They did so many things for me, and they were very special to me. It meant so much to me all the times they came out to Duluth to see us, the last time they came was in '97 for our son Rob's graduation. I suspected then, that would be their last trip here, but Uncle Dick always held out hope that they would make it out one more time. I spent an afternoon and evening visiting with Aunt Sylvia at my cousin's house when I was home in September. I believe that she knew it was me, even with her alzeheimer's. It was a wonderful visit for me, though didn't seem the same without Uncle Dick there. He will always be in my heart.

I am posting a photo of my Aunts and Uncles that was taken when we were out to lunch my visit in September. These are my Dad's sisters and two brothers, and their spouses (although we have lost Uncle Bill and Uncle Stan, and now Uncle Dick, my Dad, and my Aunt Nancy, and Aunt Sylvia was not there with us). The other photo is of Aunt Sylvia, Uncle Dick and my Dad, that was taken on one of my trips home, when Aunt Sylvia was still herself, it is a favorite photo of mine. My Dad was the oldest of the family and Aunt Sylvia is next to him in age.

In Memory

This week in January, 2003 we lost my Mother in Law, Dolly, who would have been 87 the end of the month.

In November we lost my Sister in Law, Carmella, who was 69 last July.

Here is one of my favorite photos of our daughter, Dawn and Carmella and Dolly. This was taken in California during Dawn and Grandma's visit to Carmella and Masa. I believe Dawn was 12 or 13.

The photo in the next post was taken with my husband, her brother, on one of her visits to Duluth. (Remember the era of the leisure suits for the men?)

Baby of the family - Grown!

The baby of our family (he's used to me calling him "my baby") just turned 27 in December. We can't believe it. He was our Christmas baby, born December 11th. Our boy is getting married in April of this new year! He and Sarah have been going together for almost 9 years, so we pretty much knew a wedding was coming sometime. They finally got engaged a year ago in October. We were happy to see that engagement ring on her finger, especially since they built a house together the winter before! They have a beautiful home, both have good jobs, and now it's time. It seems the young now a days are doing everything backwards, from what their parents did!

I don't think I wrote about this yet, but they have decided to have a "destination" wedding. I've heard that it is quite common amongst the young today, to get married somewhere other than their hometown. They will be married at a Riveria Maya resort near Cancun, Mexico. Bob and I have never been to Mexico, but I guess we will be going in April. We bought our tickets back in July and have till the beginning of March to finish paying for the air/hotel "wedding" package. Our son, Rob will also be going. While I know it is their wedding and their decision, we can't help but be disappointed that it will only be shared by those that spend the $$ to attend, which from our family won't be many. I believe his sister will be there, but since it's an adults only resort, our 8 year old Granddaughter will not be there, nor our Grandson.

Posted is a photo of our youngest, and a photo of him when he was a baby, with Bob's Auntie Mae, who was the family babysitter and love of all family babies. She never married, but was the best "Mother" to every child. She spent a lot of time with all of our children, and they were the love of her life. Bob's Mother worked at FW Woolworth when he was growing up, and his three Aunties were like Mothers to him, so when he had children, it was just the natural thing for them all to take over loving and caring for our babies. Since my Mother and Grandmothers lived 1200 miles away, I was always thankful that my children had such loving aunties and Grandmother Pugliese.

Do You Remember the Junior Bankers?

Speaking of the bank that I used to work at (Northern City) on Wednesday afternoon I stopped up at the Trust Dept. of the bank (which after some mergers and name changes is now US BANK and is the same building that I work at now), to wish one of their employees a good retirement. I think now, that she is the last employee that worked at that bank, who was working there when I started in 1971! I've watched them retire one by one, those that hung in there after all these years. She was a young gal at the time (but older than me) she looked very young in 1971. They had a program called "Junior Bankers", and once a year the bank held a party for all Junior Savers, and Judy was the Junior Banker Lady, she was in charge of that program, and I told her I remembered her getting up on the stage at the Auditorium and welcoming all the Junior Bankers! I remember how good she was with the children. She should have had a house full of kids. Judy has spent her life working for the bank, having moved to the Trust Dept. from the Savings Dept., long after the Junior Banking program was gone. Judy never married, however, a few years ago she kind of "adopted" took under her wing a little toddler who needed some extra tender loving care. She has been like a Mother to this boy, and he is now 10. She is looking forward to being able to spend more time with him now that she is retired. God does have special callings for each of us, and her helping Michael, I believe was her calling. She has also been an inspiration to all her co/workers and friends. We have a big window from the hall and she would wave when she'd walk by, and often stopped to say hello, and always was good at cheering me up, if she saw I was down. I told her to please keep in touch, because she has become a special friend.

Happy New Year 2009

I thought I'd have time to blog this week, but I really didn't. I spent my one day off (New Year's Day) up to my ears in photos and photograph albums! Our family had a quiet New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. New Year's Eve, I did get out of work a bit early, so that my husband met me downtown for a 4:10 matinee. Then we were home early and had a very quiet, relaxing evening. I guess we are getting old. It was very cold as it usually is on New Year's Eve, and that makes you want to stay inside. All of our friends are getting to the stage I guess, that we don't have energy to host a big party, us included, so we had no "party" to attend. We did a lot of that, and dining out and celebrating, in our younger years...I guess it doesn't mean that much to us anymore. I hate to think that we are getting to be "old foggies", but sometimes I think we are. Oh well, we have a good time at home together, I guess after 39 years of marriage we should be happy that we do.

Happy Anniversary 39 Years!

By the way... if I would have been blogging in December, I would have told you that Bob and I celebrated our 39th Wedding Anniversary on December 13th. We are still waiting for a weekend that isn't snowy or below zero (ha ha) to go out to dinner to celebrate! My husband gave me a beautiful gift for our anniversary - a gold necklace chain that will enable me to wear a beautiful "Black Hills Gold" pendant that I received in Dec. 1978 when I left the bank, it was a goodbye gift given me by my friends there, and a few years later the chain broke. I haven't worn it in over 20 some years.

Last Christmas he gave me a necklace, with a gold chain and beautiful aqua marine stone, and he noticed this fall that I was interchanging the two pendants, so he got me a new necklace chain, so I wouldn't have to interchange anymore...isn't that sweet?! Now I have two very nice necklaces, that I wear pretty regularly.

We did not do Christmas gifts at all this year, since we have to save money to attend a wedding in Mexico in April....

I don't think I wrote that our son is getting married IN MEXICO... so that trip will be "our Christmas present" ha ha.

No Christmas gifts, so it was a nice surprise to get an Anniversary Gift, and something so special!


This photo was taken in 1969 at the wedding of one of our friends. Remember when women wore hats on their heads?!!

New Year - Start the "Clicking" Habit

It's a NEW YEAR! I thought I would start the year right by getting into the habit of clicking on the Hunger Site (and all the other sites tied in with it, Breast Cancer, rain forest, children, literacy, etc.) every day from home. I am in the habit of doing it daily at my work computer, as I have signed up for an e mail reminder there, and when I get my e mail, I can just click on it from the e mail, it only takes a minute, and it does so much good! I hope you will get in the habit of clicking each day. If you want an e mail reminder, you can sign up for it, think I will do that for my home computer since many days I do forget.

In case you aren't sure what I'm talking about, I have a link to the site on my blog, just click on it. You will find information on the home page about it, and you will see the other sites that also give money with clicks across the top. I click each one. Here is what I copied this evening from the home page, telling about it:

THE HUNGER WEB SITE:

"The Hunger Site was founded to focus the power of the Internet on a specific humanitarian need: the eradication of world hunger. Since its launch in June 1999, the site has established itself as a leader in online activism, helping to feed the world's hungry. On average, over 220,000 individuals from around the world visit the site each day to click the yellow "Click Here to Give - it's FREE" button. To date, more than 300 million visitors have given more than 500 million cups of staple food.
The staple food funded by clicks at The Hunger Site is paid for by site sponsors and distributed to those in need by Mercy Corps and Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest) . 100% of sponsor advertising fees goes to our charitable partners. Funds are split between these organizations and go to the aid of hungry people in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America."

It goes on to tell more and also gives hunger facts, and tells how much food was given this past year.

Sometimes I shop from the site too, gotten some good things and I'm helping toward feeding the hungry with the shopping.

Start the year by clicking!