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Quotes from Kids about Childhood Hunger

When hunger is your only friend, you’re pretty lonely.  Rachel B.

Hunger is like math and science: we’re trying to solve it!  Evan C.

A hungry kid’s future is your future. Ricardo R.

We are the United States, we should UNITE against hunger. Ethan F.

All seeds need food to grow; including children.  Claire T.

Reach out to help the hungry and one day they may reach out to help you. Samantha G.

Let’s make hunger past tense.  Evan C.

We are all colors, but hunger is invisible.  Kasey W.

A hungry child’s dream begins with you!  Ricardo R.

Hungry people have a wish, but it's not for a video game or a toy, it's for a simple meal. Hannah S.

Reflections

Most of these are from earlier in the year.  I love reading the students' reflections.

Quotes

Use quotes to spark a conversation or inspire reflection.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. ~Nelson Mandela

"The end of all education should surely be service to others." Cesar Chavez

“Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” 
― Martin Luther King Jr.

“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”  Ghandi

"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth." Muhammad Ali

"Educating the mind without educating the heart
 is no education at all." Aristotle

"We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It’s easy to say “It’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.” Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes." Mr. Rogers