Thanks for giving.In the midst of all of our own Thanksgiving preparations, thank you for all who have contributed. Our 'little' virtual Food Drive is now up to $640. 

Watch for matching funds to be added over the weekend.

This has been a particularly busy week: a heavy consulting schedule, visiting relatives, Thanksgiving food shopping and the usual "getting stuff done" The progress of Feeding My Ohana Virtual Food Drive has been the most deeply satisfying item the past few weeks.

Mahalo. Your generosity is humbling. In the midst of everything going on in our lives (see below), you took the time to support programs to feed the hungry. This is what Feeding My Ohana is all about. (see right).

My ohana has been fortunate. We have never suffered chronic hunger. Yet in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, my home and location of some of the most successful companies in the world, 1 in 4 people are struggling to put food on their tables.

I started Feeding My Ohana for the obvious reason of sharing my passion for recipes and eating but ultimately, to address eating in a more fundamental way. My high school Headmaster once said, "It's not enough in this world to do well. You must also do good." The 'doing well' part is that the site continues to attract traffic, my Google AdSense account is ever slowly inching up, and I've 'met' some really great people.

The 'doing good' part comes from donating 95% of AdSense (see right), and sponsoring a Feeding My Ohana Virtual Food Drive. If Feeding My Ohana has been helpful or entertaining, consider donating to the Virtual Food Drive. It's simple and secure. Here's how:

1) Go to the Virtual Food Drive Page
1) Select Community Group from the first drop-down menu
2) Select Feeding My Ohana from the second drop-down menu

Feeding My Ohana will match donations submitted, up to $500 in total contribution. 

Mahalo.

Eat Well. Be Well. Do Good.

Back in December, Feeding My Ohana sponsored a virtual community food drive (See the original post: Because No One Should Go Hungry for the original p). You helped raise enough funds to provide over 1,000 meals for families in San Mateo and Santa Clara County (CA).

So while this award was mailed to me over the weekend, it really belongs to all of you.

Together we've eaten well and done good. 

Mahalo.

This morning I was happy to add another round of matching donations to the Feeding My Ohana virtual community Food Drive. I'm grateful for all of you who continue to support Feeding My Ohana, with your posts to Facebook, email, new recipes--please keep all of it coming and spread the word!

Together with offline donations--we have contributed $585 thus far.

My deepest thanks to all who have donated. Your contributions to Second Harvest Food Bank will ensure that many families will have a nutritious meal for the holidays (and throughout the year).

Wishing you and your ohana a Merry Christmas and best wishes for a Happy New Year of the Rabbit!

As much as I'd love to become the down-home Asian-American domestic doyenne and for Feeding My Ohana to do well, it is also essentially important that Feeding My Ohana does *good* in a fundamental way. So it's time, literally, to put my money where my mouth is.

Feeding My Ohana is sponsoring a community virtual food drive for  Second Harvest Food Bank. If you have found Feeding My Ohana to be useful, helpful, or even mildly entertaining, please consider a tax-deductible community group donation to Second Harvest. Click here to donate today.

My goal is to raise $1,000 by December 31st. Feeding My Ohana will match donations up $500 (i.e., If $500 total donations are raised, Feeding My Ohana will match $500 for a $1,000 total donation to Second Harvest).

Someday I'll able to effect even greater change, but this is where I start.