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A face to a statistic
Aug 7, 2009

For such a rich country, we still have a lot of issues when it comes to something as basic as food.  Over 13 million kids are at-risk of hunger on a daily basis in our country.

The child in the above picture joined Nourish America's vitamin supplement program because she wasn't getting the nutrition she needed from her daily diet.

We all know how essential nutrition is for children. Let's help them get it!
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Posted: Friday August 7, 2009, 5:16 pm
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NOURISH'S SHARES
Dec
14
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Just wanted to quickly let you know about some awesome programs that we at Nourish America (www.nourishamerica.org) have been implementing throughout the year. We're in desperate need of funding to keep them going at all our locations across the coun...
Nov
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Check out these great short videos about our nutrition programs that a couple of our supporters made for us!http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=HkMSOKwX6LAhttp: //www.youtube.com/watch?v =7XWjdTuxaKU&feature= autofb
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Check out this article!Study shows that pre-schoolers' diets mimics unhealthy adult eating: http://www.foodnavigator- usa.com/Science-Nutrition /Preschoolers-diets-mimic -unhealthy-adult-eating.( P.S. Most of us could surely have suggested this to Nestle ...
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Please visit her web site and vote for her on the shelter contest! Thank u so much! ((((HUGS)))) Rhonda A big hug and thanks...http://www.illin oisbirddogrescue.org/ that is a direct link where your friends can read about our group...but voting...
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My petition has been updated.  Signature amount has been changed to 10,000.  Target date has been changed to Oct 15, 2010.
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