Twitter for Food

As more TCU students join the Twitter network, I think it’s important that these students realize Twitter can be used for more than sharing funny quotes.   This summer I had a chance to “tweet” for a local charity, and learned that Twitter can help inspire change.  Being a college student myself, I know that young adults care about what is going on in their community, but we need an easy and inexpensive way to get involved.  Twitter provides just that: a quick, free, and constant flow of information about charitable organizations.  College students can follow their favorite local or national charity.

One of the easiest charitable movements to get involved in on Twitter is Twitter For Food. Tim Blair started this movement, under the name @hungernomore, with the idea that everyone can make a difference by just giving a little.  You can check out Tim’s blog here. His idea is simple: skip just one meal, every first Tuesday of the month, and give the money you would have spent on that meal to a local or global hunger relief program.  By skipping a meal, a person experiences first hand how hunger can affect work efficiency and mood.

So fellow TCU students and Fort Worth community, I dare you to take this challenge next month.  Get on your Twitter, and follow: @HungerNoMore here.  On Tuesday April 5, skip a meal and donate those $7 you would have spent on a sandwich to a hunger relief charity.  My suggestion is that you send you donation to Tarrant Area Food Bank, the food bank that serves 13 counties in the Fort Worth area.  You can easily donate online at: http://www.tafb.org/CashDonations.html.

Posted by Kia Igel

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