Last year before Christmas, my wife kept asking me what I wanted for the holidays. I realized I didn't want any tangible gifts and made sure to drive home the point not to buy me anything material. Instead, she surprised me with a gift I wouldn't have expected to make such a lasting impact. We both spent the day volunteering together at our local food bank, an experience that was more rewarding than I ever could have expected. We realize, though, that hunger is unfortunately a 365-day challenge for far too many people. While at the food bank, I talked with other volunteers as well as those there to collect food -- an experience that opened my eyes to the faces of hunger in our country. The...
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