It needs wisdom of heart to make a decision like his! Harikiran - He makes us PROUD!!!

It was a fine morning just like any other for Harikiran as it was for any one else across the globe. He was excited to be reading a book as it was a part of his task and his to-do, to build better leadership in himself. During this time, the book somewhere happened to mention the facts about the no of people who are hit by the aftermath of being starved, about some who are not blessed to see food for days between every meal they get fortunate to consume, and about others who die in search of one morsel of food.

On this fine morning everyone at his house had gone out for various reasons and he was home alone. He was triggered deeply by these lines and left pondering. He was moved to an extent not many youth at this age feel moved reading something like this. While many just give an expression of "Oh God! How sad!" and they continue reading, he decided something different. He took a decision to make a difference.

It was about lunch time for him just when he came across these lines that changed him as a man forever and he decided to move out of his house and make a difference to at least one life. He decided not to eat himself, until he became a reason to kill the hunger of at least one person. He took his bike and moved around the streets of Bangalore city(in India).

While on the move he saw many who looked like they hadn't eaten much, but eventually he found 3 people by the road side, in a complete slum area and he knew they truly deserved his attention. He spent his pocket money, which he would otherwise, like everyone else, spend that on coffee days, movies and other such stuff, and got them 3 meals.

He made sure they consumed hot meal and were satisfied to have seen food. He was blessing in disguise for them. While there are millions of them who have not seen food for months, are not sure if they will ever get to see someone like Harikiran in their lives, there are another few who would be dead out of hunger before you complete reading this article.

If you truly feel this inspired you to make a difference, GO ahead and DO IT. For, every single person you inspire through this story, there is one more person, poor and needy, we hope and believe will be taken care off. Feel free to share this story with all you know and may more Harikirans be born out of this story.

If you are in some part of the world where you do not think you could find people to help, feel free to contact our TRUST 36meals@gmail.com | www.36meals.com and we will do the needful. For every 36 INR you contribute, we will make sure one person is given the privilege of being fed!

Hunger of more than 100 Killed! Youth Of Bangalore makes their Sunday Morning memorable for themselves & the Needy!

Write up by Mohan BN, Oracle, Bangalore.

Food, clothing and shelter are three basic necessities of life. Everyone of us on this earth are struggling through life to fulfil these three constraints of life. Be it a multi millionaire or a person who earns every meal of his day on that day, no doubt that all of us are in a pursuit to satisfy our basic needs and probably man could have survived even without clothing and shelter but not food for sure. This is the reason food stands at the top of the priority list. It was indeed a great eventful day today when a group of youth woke up to a social call on a Sunday morning when most of the rest were enjoying their cozy sleep on a weekend.

A group of twenty youths studying in different courses and young professionals working in different MNCs got together this morning to be a part of an exciting event of meals donation. I was glad and surprised to be a part of this super happening. This was not just a normal meals donation in an orphanage or an old age home where you just go, donate and feel satisfied for doing the good deed. Today's generation looks for adventure in everything and that is what exactly happened. There were twenty enthusiastic Indians who were grouped into ten teams of two each and were asked to explore random areas of Bangalore, find the needy people in that area and serve them meals as an initiative of IU cares under the banner of 36meals.com. The best part was that people had to take buses to new places. Also this entire task had to be completed within just 120 minutes.

After the entire adventuristic task people came to share their feelings and experience of donating meals. We search around different places to buy things for us but this was the first time for many of us when we searched for someone who needed our service. It was a sense of accomplishment after we had killed the hunger of close to hundred genuinely needy people. It was a reinforcement in us that good deeds can be done in an enjoyable way and that's why I feel that I want to share this event with all of you. An amazing feeling to see a hunger free world set in all of us today. Are you also with us to make this dream realise into reality???

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Feel free to emulate this in your town, city or state and inform us and we will share with the world!

Thank you

36meals.com Blogging Team.

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36meals.com First Meals Day report!

Money is yours, but resources belong to society - Food - Most importantly!

~By Anonymous! Contributed by Bharath JN, Bangalore, INDIA

Germany is a highly industrialized country. It produces top brands like Benz, BMW, and Siemens etc. The nuclear reactor pump is made in a small town in this country. In such a country, many think, its people lead a luxurious life. At least that was my impression, before this study trip of mine.

When I arrived at Hamburg. My colleagues, who work in Hamburg arranged a welcome party for me, in a  really nice restaurant. As we walked into the restaurant, we noticed, that a lot of tables were empty. There was one table where a young couple was seated, enjoying a meal. But, there were only two dishes and two cans of beer on the table. We wondered if such simple meal could be romantic, and whether the girl would leave this stingy guy.

There were a few old ladies on another table. When a dish is served, the waiter would distribute the food for them, and they would finish every bit of the food on their plates. My impression again was, they could not afford much, but anyways, We did not pay much attention to them, as we were looking forward to the dishes we ordered. We were really hungry, and hence our local colleague ordered more food for us. 

As the restaurant was quiet, the food came quite fast. Since there were other activities arranged for us, we did not spend much time dining. When we left, there was still about one third of unconsumed food on the table.

When we were leaving the restaurant, we heard someone calling us. We noticed, the old ladies in the restaurant, were talking about us to the restaurant owner. When they spoke to us in English, we understood that they were unhappy, about us wasting so much food. We immediately felt that they were really being too nosy.

 
We said: "We paid for our food, it's none of your business, how much food we leave behind," my colleague Gui told the old ladies.

The old ladies got furious, and one of them immediately made a call to someone. After a while, a man in uniform arrived, claimed to be an officer from the Social Security organization. Upon knowing what the dispute was, he issued a 50 Mark fine on us. We all kept quiet. The local colleague, then took out a 50 Mark note and repeatedly apologized to the officer. 

The officer then told us in a stern voice: "ORDER WHAT YOU CAN CONSUME, MONEY IS YOURS BUT RESOURCES BELONG TO THE SOCIETY. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS IN THE WORLD, WHO ARE FACING SHORTAGE OF RESOURCES. YOU HAVE NO REASON TO WASTE.´”

Our face turned red. We all agreed with him in our hearts. 

The mindset of people, of this rich country, put all of us to shame. WE REALLY NEED TO REFLECT ON THIS. We might be from countries which may not have as much resources, we need to be more watchful while consuming and more respectful towards resources.

To save face, we order large quantities of food, and also waste food when we treat our friends, families and relatives. 

THIS INCIDENT, TAUGHT US A BIG LESSON, TO THINK SERIOUSLY, ABOUT CHANGING OUR BAD HABITS!!!

WE PLEDGE NOT TO WASTE ANYMORE, WHAT ABOUT YOU?

Eat to Live, Do not live to eat! Food belongs to society, not just to us!

                                

By Shreyas M Koti

  Food is an essential part of living. Among all human activities eating undoubtedly has the greatest effect on health! After breathing, eating is what we do most frequently during a lifetime.

According to 2010 estimate by FAO, out of 7 billion people in the world approximately, there are 925 million hungry people in the world, 13.1 percent, or almost 1 in 7 people are hungry. 

                                    

• This year (2011) it has already crossed 1 billion. And not shockingly India has the highest number of hungry people on the earth.
• The number of hungry people in India has increased by 65 million — more than the population of France — because economic development, excluded the rural poor, and welfare programs failed to reach them.
• Research forecasts that average international prices of key staples, such as maize, will increase by between 120 and 180 per cent by 2030, with up to half of this increase due to climate change and wastage of food. 
• The world’s poorest people, who spend up to 80 per cent of their income on food, will be hit hardest.

So there’s a lot how each and everyone can make a difference. There are a billion online people today (including you) who can make this difference. A billion for a billion!! High time!!

A lot of people, websites and companies are working towards this cause. One such very good initiative taken by an Organistaion 36meals.com(www.36meals.com). Which gives you simple and easy ways to address the issue.

“Food for thought is no substitute for the real thing”

“If we can conquer space, we can conquer childhood hunger”

“Those who wish for a more peaceful, just and 
sustainable world, are helping in making, 
ending world hunger a major priority.
Together we can end hunger.”

Let’s Join Hands…

                              

Welcome to 36Meals.com

An average person ends up wasting a meal every 10 days(assuming an intake of 2-3 meals a day), which amounts to 3 meals a month and hence "36 meals" in a year.

Announce your pledge, of not wasting food over meals & entitle yourself to saving 36meals in the next year. Imagine a million people who pledge to do the same, we save a whopping no. of 36 million meals next year.

Logon to... http://www.36meals.com/ to register yourself.

"IF YOU CONSUME RIGHT IT SHALL SAFEGAURD SOMEONE's RIGHT TO CONSUME."

This initiative was founded keeping in mind, a whopping 1billion people, who sleep without a single meal everyday. A child dies every 5 seconds below the age of 5 due to malnutrition and hunger related reasons. Let's do our bit right now.

Step 1:Pledge
Step 2: Share
Step 3: Share
&
Step 4: Share..

You can support us on facebook now. Like & Share this cause on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/36meals

Join the movement & promote us at Weddings, Parties, Dinners, Conferences, Hotels, Restaurants, Eat-outs & anywhere and everywhere you can. Start from yourself and your house!

You can now follow us on twitter.

	www.twitter.com/36meals. For any queries post it at @36meals or mail us at 36mails@gmail.com
Mission	To save 36 million meals in next one year.

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