9/24/2015 – Warwick Post: Two Girl Scouts spent 24 hours fasting and living in cardboard boxes to get an up-close look at the plight of hungry and homeless Rhode Islanders, and built a Silver Award project — signifying the second-highest achievement for Girl Scouts — recounting their experiences. Julia Gervais and Brooke Messier, both 14, whose troop is part of the Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England headquartered in Warwick, also volunteered at the Rhode Island Food Bank and area food pantries, which “really opened my eyes because hunger and homelessness are so much bigger than I originally believed they were,” as Gervais wrote in her report.
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Can we tolerate 1 out of 8 Rhode Islanders not having enough food?
It's time to Hunger Down!