Lunchboxes created by artists, actors, chefs, musicians, photographers, politicians and fashion designers — from Bill Gates to Bill Clinton to Bono and 150 luminaries in between — were auctioned off in 2005 to highlight the plight of hungry children in New York City and South Africa. The auction was a spectacular success, raising more than a hundred thousand dollars for hunger relief. This year's online auction will kick off on December 6, 2007. Check back soon for further updates.
In New York City, 1 in 5 children rely on emergency food. To meet this need, the Food Bank For New York City provides food to more than 1,000 emergency and community food programs throughout the five boroughs. In poverty stricken South Africa the fledgling school programs do not subsidize pre- and high schools, so for many of these children The Lunchbox Fund feeds them their only meal of the day. Many of these children are AIDS orphans running child-headed households.
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Every dollar counts in the war against poverty and hunger! Learn more about the Food Bank and The Lunchbox Fund:
