If someone gave you $200, what would you do with it? Take a short weekend trip? Nah, probably not enough. Buy a new TV? Not unless it’s pretty small. Put gas in your car a few times? Maybe, if you don’t have a big tank.
Want to know what Kids’ Food Basket does when someone gives them $200?
Provide one child with sack suppers during the school year and the summer.
WOW.
They use donations from folks like you and me, and from organizations like the Grand Rapids Griffins to help reach their goals.
And I have an idea.
On February 10, the Griffins play the Houston Aeros. Game time is 7:00 PM, and it’s a Friday night game {long time readers will recognize that as code for another love of mine; dollar beer and dollar dogs}. For each ticket purchased through this link using the code BIGBINDER, the Griffins will donate $3.00 to Kids’ Food Basket.
I know you guys. I know your hearts and your generosity. If only 67 Big Binder readers buy tickets, we can generate enough money for Kids’ Food Basket to provide one child sack suppers for an entire year. A kid who, right now, isn’t getting enough to eat at home. Who can’t focus at school because they’re hungry, so they don’t learn. Who isn’t getting healthy food to eat, so they have behavior problems. The statistics for those kids are not good. Getting sack suppers from Kids Food Basket changes the course of their lives, for good.
By 2013, Kids’ Food Basket hopes to increase their services in Kent County by 100%, supporting 50 elementary schools.
But today, I just want to help one kid.
And I want you and your family to be part of this. Buy discounted tickets for the February 10th game here. Use the code BIGBINDER so Kids’ Food Basket gets the $3 per ticket donation. Lower level faceoff tickets are $15 {regularly $18}, and upper bowl tickets are $11 {regularly $14}.
You have to use that link, so if you have a friend who might be interested in this discount and being part of changing the course for one child, make sure to send it to them!
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