If we can conquer space, we can conquer childhood hunger. — Buzz Aldrin
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Good News of the Day:
The corrugated tin hut crouching in the undergrowth, dwarfed by dripping firs, looks like a wartime relic nobody could be bothered to clear away … a sign reading “Mary’s Meals” has been stuck above the doorway. To Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, his father’s shed in Dalmally, Argyll, has acquired a talismanic significance. It’s where he stockpiled food and clothes for Bosnian refugees in the 1990s — an amateurish humanitarian mission that eventually led him to sell his house, give up his job and concentrate on the much bigger project of feeding poor children in developing countries. Today his efforts provide over 550,000 children with a daily life-saving meal. http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=4734
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Be The Change:
Watch this inspiring video about how Mary’s Meals work.
http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=4734a
**Share A Reflection**
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“Several months ago, I heard from a friend about a young lady who had recently moved to our area. She was a student from another country with only her small stipend to make do. My friend told me that she had very little in the way of possessions. I got the young lady’s telephone number and called her, explaining that I was a friend of a friend and I heard she might be able to use a few household items. She said, “Yes, thank you!” and mentioned that she had slept on the floor of the apartment the night before with only her coat to cover her and that it was a bit chilly. I put the word out to a couple of my friends about this young lady and started collecting items that would be good for her apartment. When we actually arrived at her place, we saw that LITERALLY there was no furniture in the apartment. Someone had loaned her a sleeping bag but, otherwise, it was a vacant. After unloading our offerings she thanked me over and over again and could not believe that all these people whom she had not even met had given her so much. She asked if there was anything she could do to repay us. I told her: “Yes. there is one thing you can do for us: when you are in a position to help others, please remember to try and help.” With a smile on face she assured me that she would.” –moral12
Dalai Lama Foundation Study Circle Montreal 