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To: The Street who wrote (125257)2/4/2001 2:38:53 PM
From: E  Respond to of 769667
 
You sure don't want to talk about that Bush article, do you, lol. Just to attack me personally, and, to do that, you are willing to besmirch the reputation of a site that gives food to the hungry.

<<LOL! Whatever. Why can't they make Non-Profit status?>>

"Whatever" is not a reply.

<<< Does your husband or family own an interest?>>>

is another baseless and disreputable personal attack.

Greatergood is not non-profit, it is a business. It is not contemptible for a the private sector to facilitate charitable giving and is not deserving of contempt or ridicule.

"Non-profit status" is a status sought for tax advantage reasons. The Hunger Site is one of a number of charitable sites facilitated by the private sector (Greatergood is only one among many American businesses that do this). Greatergood provides a link to click. It gets corporations from the private sector to agree to contribute to the Hunger Site, which distributes the money to MercyCorps and America's Second Harvest. Greatergood receives not more than 25% of the corporate donations to offset development and maintenance costs of the site. (Monthly server costs alone are over 23,000.) Since the hosting fees, which equate to every charity's overhead costs (except they're much lower than average), are figured into the donation totals each month, 100% of what you donate with your click goes to the Hunger Site beneficiaries.

It's fine to donate to the Red Cross. I've done it myself, and have my favorite charities to which I write out checks.

The Hungersite, however, doesn't require me to write a check, but merely to click on a link. When I click, and I click every day, I know that a hungry person gets a meal.

Also, when I write a check to the American or International Red Cross, I know that it has administrative costs. Do you know what the administrative costs of the Red Cross are?

If you are deeply concerned by administrative costs, you may be interested to know two things:

1. Administrative costs having already been figured in to the Hunger Site donations, 100% of the corporate donation elicited by your click goes to the hungry.

2. The Salvation Army is one of the charitable organizations in which the lowest percentage of what is given goes to administrative costs, so you can feel comfortable dropping a few dollars into the Salvation Army boxes.



To: The Street who wrote (125257)2/4/2001 2:40:05 PM
From: E  Respond to of 769667
 
"Q. What is The Hunger Site?

A. The Hunger Site is the world's first "click-to-donate" site. It gives Internet
users the ability to quickly make a difference in the fight to end hunger. Daily, in
less than 5 seconds, a visitor can click on the "donate free food" button and
send food to the hungry in countries like Bosnia, Lebanon, Indonesia,
Afghanistan, Honduras, Mozambique, Eritrea and the United States -
anywhere there's a need. To date, more than 101 million visitors have donated
more than 11,000 metric tons of food (almost 200 million cups of food). The
donations of staple food are paid for by The Hunger Site sponsors and
distributed by America's Second Harvest and Mercy Corps. Its grassroots
popularity has been recognized with prestigious Web awards in the activism
category -- the 2000 Cool Site of the Year Award and the People's Voice
winner at the 2000 Webby Awards. "



To: The Street who wrote (125257)2/4/2001 2:40:57 PM
From: E  Respond to of 769667
 
"Q. Why was the site founded? Who came up with the idea?

A. A private citizen in Indiana founded the site in June of 1999. His goal was to
use the powerful reach of the Internet to do something good for the world. By its
fourth month, it was already receiving more than 1 million visitors per month.
This phenomenal success quickly became too much for him to manage. He
approached GreaterGood.com, an early and consistent sponsor, to take the
site over. In February 2000, GreaterGood.com assumed ownership of The
Hunger Site. "



To: The Street who wrote (125257)2/4/2001 2:41:47 PM
From: E  Respond to of 769667
 
"Q. What happens when I click on the "Donate Free Food" button? Does
the donation cost me anything?

A. When you click on the "Donate Free Food" button, our computer server
registers your daily donation. The computer adds your donation to the day's
totals and sends you to the Thank You page where the names of the sponsors
who have paid for your donation are displayed. There is absolutely no charge
to you for the donation; it is fully paid for by the sponsors.
"



To: The Street who wrote (125257)2/4/2001 2:43:17 PM
From: E  Respond to of 769667
 
Q. How is the donated food distributed?

A. The Hunger Site's two beneficiary partners distribute the food around the
world. Mercy Corps alleviates suffering, poverty and oppression in more than
25 countries including Eastern Europe and the Middle East. America's Second
Harvest is the largest food distribution organization in the United States and
serves more than 26 million people.



To: The Street who wrote (125257)2/4/2001 2:45:36 PM
From: E  Respond to of 769667
 
The tables below show the daily, monthly, and yearly results from clicks on the
"Donate Free Food" button. Activity varies from day-to-day, with weekdays
typically out-performing weekends. Visit our Common Questions page for more
information on how donations are calculated.

Date

Donations

Sponsors
for Day

Cups of
Food

Kilograms

Metric
Tons

Pounds

Feb.01

204,918

4

153,689

8,715

8.7

19,211

Date

Donations

Avg # of
Sponsors

Cups of
Food

Kilograms

Metric
Tons

Pounds

Jan.'01

5,724,763

4.0

4,408,218

249,970

250.0

551,027
Dec.'00

5,882,107

5.4

7,149,951

405,441

405.4

893,744

Year

Donations

Cups of Food

Kilograms

Metric
Tons

Pounds


2000

95,604,534

167,564,354

9,501,806

9,502

20,945,544


1999

25,994,473

52,983,557

3,004,480

3,004

6,662,947



To: The Street who wrote (125257)2/4/2001 2:48:42 PM
From: E  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 769667
 
Number of Donations
from Country or Locale

Yesterday

Month to Date

Cumulative

Total All Countries

204,918

204,918

127,528,688
United States

147,396

147,396

85,175,694
Canada

8,811

8,811

5,143,505
United Kingdom

5,852

5,852

3,583,840
Spain

6,519

6,519

2,993,671
Australia

3,451

3,451

2,524,539
Sweden

3,759

3,759

2,519,974
Italy

4,368

4,368

2,504,790
Brazil

1,678

1,678

2,363,227
Germany

3,181

3,181

2,190,099
Norway

1,605

1,605

1,331,783
Netherlands

1,704

1,704

1,192,525
Mexico

1,463

1,463

1,074,614
France

1,207

1,207

844,515
Finland

1,216

1,216

806,074
Denmark

1,177

1,177

778,015
Singapore

582

582

598,377
Argentina

821

821

538,353
Belgium

781

781

507,058
Switzerland

704

704

499,494
Japan

1,230

1,230

494,852
New Zealand

407

407

452,794
Austria

759

759

439,141
Israel

536

536

359,301
Portugal

631

631

349,275
Ireland

489

489

295,220
Malaysia

266

266

283,341
Greece

470

470

267,464
Qatar

666

666

264,070
Iceland

169

169

174,543
India

159

159

139,373
Taiwan

353

353

137,591
Uruguay

166

166

132,856
Slovakia (Slovak Republic)

198

198

118,604
Hong Kong

150

150

117,497
South Africa

146

146

115,847
Chile

90

90

103,461
Poland

156

156

101,611
Colombia

139

139

95,651
Czech Republic

120

120

66,385
Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)

150

150

63,307
Hungary

111

111

60,427
Turkey

160

160

59,067
Costa Rica

26

26

54,344
Thailand

42

42

50,998
United Arab Emirates

1

-

48,966
Slovenia

44

44

42,787
Peru

64

64

38,552
Philippines

32

32

38,090
Luxembourg

64

64

37,810
Trinidad And Tobago

41

41

32,847
Indonesia

39

39

32,785
Venezuela

26

26

30,680
Korea (Democratic People's
Republic Of)


-

30,649
Saudi Arabia

42

42

29,677
Cyprus

42

42

24,602
Lebanon

29

29

24,312
Puerto Rico

25

25

24,056
Russian Federation

26

26

23,915
Ecuador

14

14

17,929
Bermuda

16

16

14,296
Korea (Republic Of)

30

30

12,517
Brunei Darussalam

16

16

10,898
Estonia

11

-

10,397
China

19

19

10,135
Nicaragua

11

11

9,896
Dominican Republic

33

33

9,293
Oman

13

13

9,137
Pakistan

16

16

8,774
Romania

2

2

7,665
Niue

16

16

6,833
Andorra

13

13

6,245
Paraguay

4

4

5,736
Egypt

6

6

5,493
Guatemala

6

6

5,405
Cayman Islands

6

6

4,897
Bosnia And Herzegowina

4

4

4,778
...continued...



To: The Street who wrote (125257)2/4/2001 2:51:27 PM
From: E  Respond to of 769667
 
Bulgaria

6

6

4,087
Faroe Islands

7

7

3,976
Lithuania

4

4

3,824
Mauritius

6

6

3,721
Ukraine

10

10

3,648
Malta

20

20

3,588
Gibraltar

2

2

3,582
Zimbabwe

4

4

3,549
Virgin Islands (U.S.)

1

-

3,117
Yugoslavia

7

7

2,962
Sri Lanka

1

-

2,715
Panama

13

13

2,662
Bolivia

4

4

2,600
Nepal

1

1

2,577
Latvia

1

1

2,492
Aruba

10

10

2,189
Kenya

7

7

1,952
San Marino

1

-

1,906
Bhutan

6

6

1,891
Jordan

1

-

1,840
Vatican City State (Holy See)

1

1

1,819
Greenland

1

-

1,746
Jamaica

2

-

1,708
Papua New Guinea

1

-

1,598
Fiji

2

2

1,591
Ghana

1

1

1,457
Honduras

1

1

1,438
Tonga

6

6

1,430
Macedonia

2

2

1,387
Guyana

2

2

1,231



To: The Street who wrote (125257)2/4/2001 2:54:10 PM
From: E  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 769667
 
"DONATION TOTALS

Approximately 24,000 people die each day from hunger or hunger-related causes.
That translates into one person dying every 3.6 seconds -- 74% of which are
children. The majority of hunger-related deaths are caused by chronic malnutrition.
An estimated 800 million individuals -- children, mothers, fathers, grandparents --
simply cannot get enough to eat.

Everyday The Hunger Site makes a difference. We anticipate generating over 2.5
million cups of food each week for the world's hungry. "

And you know what, Street?

You don't have to take out your checkbook. You just have to click here:

thehungersite.com