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The Super Bowl is Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 and is the United States’ second highest day of food consumption.

Time out—after the holidays, food banks are usually low on food and, people are still hungry. So what can we do?

Make a Substitution: Instead of asking your guests to bring chips and dip to your Super Bowl party, ask them to bring canned food to donate.

Team Up: Compete with friends, neighbors, classrooms, or towns to see who can donate the most food. Get a mascot, write some cheers and recognize the MVP. Competitions and goals amp up the fun and encourage    people to make giving a tradition.

Draft: While everyone’s gathered together, draft a hunger team and make a commitment to fight hunger year round. Start planning a community garden; make a food drive calendar; or huddle up and think of other ways to help.

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The generationOn Kids Care Club & Student Council at East Elementary in Alton, IL worked together take a big bite out of hunger. Check out the recognition they got from the Souper Bowl of Caring!

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Meet 18-year-old Joe Burgum. He is a member of the Parade All-America High School Service Team. In 2007, Joe Burgum and other students from the Fargo-Moorhead area High Schools in North Dakota decided to make a big mark on their community by filling the 80,000 square-foot Fargo Dome with food donations for local food pantries. In 2010, they collected 97 tons of food and $75,000 for the Great Plains Food Bank. Check out the Fill the Dome project.

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