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Drew Barrymore donates $1 million to feed Kenyan school children

Published on March 3, 2008 at 6:48 PM

 

Drew Barrymore announced on the Oprah Winfrey show Monday that she is donating $1 million of her own money to charity.

Drew is a WFP ambassador against hunger and her gift kicks off the agency’s $3 billion “Fill the Cup” campaign that aims to feed 59 million hungry school children in developing countries for a year.

WFP hopes the United States will be able to donate enough money to feed 10 million of those children.

“I have seen with my own eyes what a difference a simple cup of nutritious porridge can make in a child’s life,” said the Barrymore, who has traveled to Kenya twice in the past two years for WFP. “It helps them learn, stay healthy and sets them on track for a bright future. I urge everyone — everywhere — to help WFP ‘Fill the Cup’ for hungry children, and make hunger history.”

WFP’s executive director Josette Sheeran, said $50 “fills a child’s cup for a year.” Last year the organization  provided more than 20 million school children with a daily cup of porridge, rice or beans and also gave many girls a monthly ration to take home to their families. And up to 70 percent of the food used for school meals is bought from farmers in developing countries. To donate to the “Fill The Cup” campaign, please CLICK HERE!

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