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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