Newsweek Oped on Halloween and Feeding the Hungry

The National Retail Federation says Halloween spending on candy and costumes will reach 9.1 billion this year.

To put that in perspective, the U.S. Food for Peace program, which fights world hunger, normally gets around 1.5 billion in funding a year.

The U.S. McGovern-Dole program, which feeds hungry school children overseas, might get 200
million a year from Congress.

Now imagine if even just a portion of that 9.1 billion from Halloween went to feed the hungry. The ghost of Halloween’s past tells us it can.

See my full commentary at Newsweek.

Displaced Iraqi child longs for sweets

Halloween is here! Children will again be trick or treating for their favorite candy. It’s one of the most fun nights of the year. Far away from these ghoulish festivities is war-torn Iraq.

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Halloween ushers in season of the silent guest

During the Halloween of 1947, plans were being made for the arrival of the "silent guest" into homes across America. It was not a horror movie, but just the opposite.

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Halloween event seeks to scare off hunger

According to Feeding America, Spokane county’s rate of hunger is 15.4 percent. The child hunger rate exceed 22 percent. Food assistance is needed to give families that safety net as they struggle to escape poverty.

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Halloween food drive shadowed by ghostly legend

But just a stone’s throw away from the festivities are the mysterious woods along the Ohio River. They have a ghostly tale of their own.

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Feeding America wants food drives for Halloween

It’s not too early to plan a bit for Halloween. You can feel it starting to get cooler outside. The night of ghouls and goblins will sneak up on us soon.

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