SouthernUtahFoodStorage

The tragedy in Haiti  has caused endless acts of service and selflessness from organizations and individuals the world over. Assistance from countless churches and charities continues to battle the odds, making every attempt to combat starvation. Even with all this effort, the situation is still extreme, and desperate as ever.

For the “average Joe” the options for contributing money and volunteering time to Haiti relief are overwhelming. Simply entering “contribute to Haiti relief efforts” into any search engine will instantaneously bombard you with page after page of sites more than willing to accept your check. The problem, however, lies in the dilemma of trying to discern which charities/churches/independent organizations will apply the biggest portion of your gift to the cause, rather than appropriating a major percentage to administrative fees and advertising.

It is with this thought in mind that most people begin their search. Many “charities” will shout their importance from the rooftops, in bold print and tear jerking video footage. They will proclaim to have helped thousands, and hundreds of thousands. They will brag without a trace of humility. And in the very fine print at the bottom of the page, you will see that a whopping 40% of every dollar donated is never given to the cause you chose to support. Instead, it is used to pay excessive salaries, advertising costs, and other unspecified things.

TamPogo was created with a steadfast commitment to the environment and the starving children of the world. Feed My Starving Children, a Christian organization with an impressive track record, receives benefit of TamPogo’s commitment. TamPogo has discovered and made known the tireless efforts of this charity, from the development of specially formulated meal packets to carefully researched vitamin supplements, all created with the special needs of starving children in mind. Most impressively,

Administrative fees are kept to a bare bones minimum by the extensive network of volunteers from packaging and shipping, to those who running distribution centers of Feed My Starving Children around the world. A stunning 94% of each donated dollar is directly applied to carrying out their purpose in ending starvation in children around the globe.

Simply by using TamPogo for online purchases, or by becoming a TamPogo iRep with no monetary commitment on your part, aids the crusade against hunger. What better way to assist the children of Haiti, and other countries, who so desperately need our help. Shopping online with TamPogo instead of another website, and purchasing items as you normally would, provides a meal to a starving child.

TamPogo and Feed My Starving Children are open and honest about their expenditures and the final destination of monies. You will never wonder if a hungry child really did get a meal. Information about Tampogo, its creation, history, and commitment to ending hunger can be found by entering http://www.tampogo.com/np28673 into your browser. The user friendly site and readily available information about Feed My Starving Children is impressive, and the importance of being a part of such a tremendously important cause will make you want to visit again and again. To learn more about TamPogo go to http://tiny.cc/z8sus

THIS IS EXACTLY WHY WE NEED FOOD STORAGE.

The only non profit organization that (compares to or exceeds) this when it comes to stepping up to the bat, when there is a tragedy anywhere in the world  is the “Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints”, which I have the great honor of belonging to.

We are taught to store extra food so that we can not only keep our own families alive in an emergency but, also help our fellow man. Our fellow man is not just our family, members of the same faith, our next door neighbor or a neighboring community but also, someone on the other side of the world who is in need.  I have a strong testimony of that our creator wants us to love everyone and help them.

Just think: What if this happened to my family right here in the good old USA. What would I do until help arrived?  What if help could not get here in time?  How would I feed and clothe my family?  Do we have anything that we could eat?

Prepare to help yourself and your own family, then your next door neighbor, a neighboring community, and anywhere in the world that we can expand our help to.

Go to lds.org to read what our faith has to say about food storage. 

Many of my non-LDS  friends tell me that they just do not understand why I would go to so much work for food storage.  The simple answer is: “I love my family.”  I know you love your family also.  Please think about it.  I challenge you to do these things:

1.     Set aside a small portion of your income, no matter how small your income is to purchase additional food. (If you are going to buy a can of vegetables, buy an extra. When you get home put them all in the cupboard.  Next time you go to the store buy extra.  Always you the oldest first and then continue to rotate you supply.) Even if help comes, you will need extra to survive until help arrives.  Also, those neighbors next door that you love so much; You will want them to survive also. 

2.     Never use the last food in the house before purchasing more.  Always have extra on hand.  This is always handy when unexpected company shows up over the weekend, you will not have to dash out and purchase more supplies.

3.     Teach your children to take small portions and then give them seconds, if they are still hungry.  That way they learn not to waste food. We do not want to waste our precious life giving food. 

4.     Learn to prepare the quantity that your family will consume. If your family is not into leftovers, there is no reason to have extra in the fridge that you will just have to throughout. 

One of the reasons that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is able to provide so much food and medical aid around the world is because the members volunteer at church farms, canneries.  I had the rare privilege of being raised in an area where the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints had welfare farms on three sides of our farm.   We all learned to volunteer to help others and enjoyed the blessing that we received from it. 

We also had the blessing of having all these wonderful members step in and help us, when our father died in a farming accident.  Our mother stayed on that farm and raised her children there.  I do not believe we would have survived without the blessings of our Father in Heaven and the members of the Church; that were always there, working as volunteers on the church farms.  In return our mother sent us to these church farms to top sugar beets, pick beans, pickup potatoes, feed cattle, and we all learn many of useful endeavors.  Also, mother was not afraid to work along side of us on our farm of the church farms.

Let’s recap this.  I believe that you should stay healthy and strong so that you can support and feed your own family, help others you know, help the world at large; regardless of your faith or their faith. (After all we are all God’s children.)  You will be blessed for loving your neighbor.  Store food; learn to use the food you have; take dinner to your neighbors when they need help; teach your children to do the same.  You will be so happy that you did.

Ready, Set. TamPogo! http://tiny.cc/z8sus

God Bless! Emma

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