The Greater Washington County Food Bank Needs Your Vote!

The Greater Washington County Food Bank is hoping the public can help it click its way to a grant from Walmart by voting for it in the "Fighting Hunger Together" initiative—a national campaign where money is awarded to
programs that get the most votes for innovative and effective programs that help alleviate child hunger.

The public will decide what organization will receive the grants through a voting campaign at http:// apps.facebook.com/walmartlocal/?applet=hunger&organization=541 that includes more than 300 different hunger-relief organizations from across the country.

The more votes a Feeding America food bank or partner agency gets, the better chances they have of winning the money. The funds won will then be used to support local child hunger relief programs.

The public will be able to vote on their favorite child hunger programs through 11:59 pm ET on April 30 at http://apps.facebook.com/walmartlocal/?applet=hunger&organization=541 .

Descriptions of programs from across the country that are dedicated to reducing child hunger in their communities will be posted on the voting site along with a "vote" button.

Visitors to the page can award one "vote" a day to their favorite program. At the conclusion of the voting, top vote getters will split $3 million in funding from Walmart.

Food bank officials said that funding for child-hunger programs is especially critical given the significant need that exists.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 16 million children in the country struggle with hunger. Here in Washington County, there are an estimated 17,500 children who struggle with hunger.

For more information and to vote for the Greater Washington County Food Bank, please go to: http://apps.facebook.com/walmartlocal/?applet=hunger&organization=541