\u201cWhat\u2019s for dinner?\u201d, \u201cI\u2019m starving.\u201d, \u201cThere\u2019s nothing here to eat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They\u2019re common phrases often uttered without thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fact is, for many, \u201cWhat\u2019s for dinner\u201d implies a choice of nutritious food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m starving\u201d translates to \u201cI haven\u2019t eaten in a few hours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And while we may not have all ingredients to make tonight\u2019s meal, our refrigerators and pantries are, by all accounts, well-stocked. Those are the good facts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For some, these are the harsh realities: \u201cWhat\u2019s for dinner?\u201d really means \u201cWill there be any dinner?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And \u201cI\u2019m starving\u201d means exactly that. Someone is starving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chronic hunger and undernutrition affect many in the UK, impacting children\u2019s ability to focus in school; workers\u2019 productivity and contributions to economic growth; and senior citizens\u2019 fight of infection, due to weakened immune systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s the same worldwide, with the United Nations estimating that about 2 billion people globally don\u2019t have regular access to safe, sufficient, and nutritious food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is why Lions Clubs around the world, have teamed up for \u2018Hunger Week\u2019 to pay a small part in trying to alleviate this sad and horrid demise. (we operate in 200 countries and regions, with 1.4 million members )<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here in the Paddock Wood and District Lions area (which stretches from Lamberhurst to Yalding, Five Oak Green to Staplehurst), we\u2019ve made small \u00a3100 donations to every foodbank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It would be great if we could do more \u2013 to do this we are always on the lookout for more members (or friends) to help us to both raise money and serve our local communities<\/p>\n\n\n\n