Among those moved by the plight of refugees is Wendi Taylor, a 38-year-old woman living in Houston, Texas, who, despite being homeless, wanted to join the Ration Challenge to raise funds for"those who have even less than me."
Taylor was surprised to see that to sign up for the challenge and receive the ration box participants are sent, she didn't even need to make an initial donation–she just had to commit to raising funds. Taylor said the experience of surviving Hurricane Harvey, which tore through Houston and southeast Texas in 2017, as well as being homeless have given her a great deal of"compassion for those who have it even worse than me."
Included in the ration packs, which are meant to last a week, are 15 oz of rice, 6 oz of lentils, 3 oz of dried chickpeas, 3.75 oz of canned sardines, 15 oz of canned kidney beans and 12 oz of vegetable oil. Vegetarians are given the option to sub fish with tofu. Syrian residents fleeing violence arrive in the Fardos neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria, on December 13, 2016. The"ration challenge" coincides with World Refugee Week.Eleanor Halbauer, a 42-year-old woman from Athens, Ohio, who works as the manager of a cafe, said that while she does not"have a lot of disposable income," she wanted to join the Ration Challenge to do what she could to help refugees in some way.
"I know that what I'm doing can't compare, and any time I think of it as difficult I remember that I have access to clean water, I have a safe warm bed and roof over my head. My home wasn't bombed. I can live on beans and rice for a week. I can learn to not be squeamish about sardines," Halbauer said."I can do that because this is a choice for me, but it is not a choice for the people that I'm doing this for.
Brother...
In other words, eating healthier than they normally do.
If you really want to get the full experience, you should arrange to have a bunch of fat Americans call you a terrorist the whole time you are on the diet.
Jesus — just got on food stamps for the first time in my life. Try living on the $192 a month that is the max benefit.
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