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Tonight: Sesame Street Grows Hope Against Hunger
October 9, 2011
Sunday night at 7:00, WSRE TV 23 will present “Growing Hope Against Hunger”, a program by Sesame Workshop featuring Brad Paisley, Kimberly Williams Paisley and the Sesame Street Muppets. This one-hour special raises awareness of the widespread issue of hunger in the United States. It provides simple, empowering strategies to families who aren’t sure where their next meal will come from — and to others who want to help.
“Growing Hope Against Hunger” speaks to both children and adults with a story that celebrates the importance of community as everyone works to help one another.
The Sesame Street friends are collecting foods at a food drive and a community garden and meet Lily, a new character whose family has an ongoing struggle with hunger. Together, Lily’s family finds strength in helping others who are experiencing similar circumstances. Through animations and songs, the Sesame characters understand what Lily is going through and how their simple actions, such as planting a seed, can make a world of difference. Finally, documentary stories present children’s perspectives on food insecurity and illuminate the impact hunger has on families.
Locally, WSRE is providing shopping lists, family tip sheets, strategies to help stretch a dollar and available resources for families with children who struggle with hunger — all available for download from www.wsre.org.
Pictured top: Brad Paisley, Kimberly Williams Paisley, Chris, and the Sesame Street Muppets discuss hunger. Pictured inset: Grover donates canned food. Pictured below: Rosita, Elmo, and Lily learn about growing food in a community garden. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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3 Responses to “Tonight: Sesame Street Grows Hope Against Hunger”
This story is not reported in the mainstream media. I first heard about this on Al-Jazeera.
It’s awful to think that so many Americans and their families are struggling in this way, and yet the story gets brushed aside.
Well done for highlighting this important issue – a problem that is also present here in the UK, and also hardly gets mentioned.
The Global economic problems have hit so many families, causing hardship, hunger and housing issues, along with physical and mental health related problems.
Let’s hope that more can be done to support those most in need.
I am a public school teacher and watch the faces of kids each day that I know aren’t getting the nutrition they need. Thank you Sesame Street for addressing one of the most essential problems American children face. It is hard to learn when your stomach is growling. Let’s work together to make sure no child goes hungry.
Thank you so very much Sesame Street for shedding light on the growing problem of hunger. I run a food bank in Northern Arizona. We feed 300 people each week up three fold in three years. We also supply supplemental nutritional back packs to local school children. I look forward to seeing the special.