About
To join the fight against Hungrr email us at:
info AT hungrr DOT com
Mission: Raise awareness to the facts surrounding hunger in America
and meaningfully contribute to organizations and individuals fighting hunger
in their communities.
We are bringing attention to the problem
of hunger in America in a disarming and lighthearted way.
Hungrr is a character, a logo, a blog and a work in progress.
Hungrr is a line of products sold to raise awareness, funds
raised will be used to further our mission.
Any profits after taxes will be donated to organizations and individuals
fighting hunger in their communities.
Hungrr® and the Hungrr character are registered trademarks.
Hungrr,LLC., is NOT a non profit organization.
Registered in Delaware, MD., Nov. 2006.
It is a company that works to make people aware of the facts about hunger in America.
Currently, we have no paid employees and are all volunteers. We also sell buttons and in the future,
t shirts cookies and toys.
We hope that our products are fun to own or eat or play with and that they will,
in a whimsical way, remind people to think about the issues around hunger in America,
and encourage people to do a little good and feel good.
The orange jumpsuit clad End team has been battling Hungrr throughout NYC this year.
“We hope by bringing the issue to people ‘in person’ and in a humorous way,
we can sneak into their mind gardens and plant happy helping thought seeds.”
- Owen Plotkin, founder Hungrr,LLC.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Report,
35 million Americans suffer directly from hunger and food insecurity,
including nearly 14 million children.
Worldwide more than 850 million people are chronically hungry.
Do a little good. And feel good.
VOLUNTEER your time or DONATE food or money to your local Food Bank.
start here:
America’s Second Harvest
The Foodbank For NYC
Jeff Bridges’ End Hunger Network
Click to read 2006 Report on Hunger in America
(thanks to America’s Second Harvest)
VOLUNTEER or DONATE to your local Food Bank. And feel good.
Hungrr,LLC. is registered in Delaware, MD. Certified and filed Nov 15th 2006.
The Hungrr® character and the End. campaign. Registered Trademark ©2006 Owen Plotkin Founder, Hungrr, LLC.
Dude i think what you guys are doing is awesome,keep it up good luck!
Just what are you accomplishing? Having fun, I guess. “End hunger.” Good idea, but what I see from the video is nothing but a waste of time. Bag your costume, your signs and cute chants, and go buy some food. Deliver it to the homeless on the street in NYC. Get some names of people. Follow up with them and be their family support system to help them. Or, volunteer to do the boring, unglamorous work of monitoring at a homeless shelter — that’s what I’ve done. That would be doing something instead of pointless performance art.
We do those things. And we’re doing this awareness work too. Keep up your good work. Thank you.
What a ******* waste of time, this hardly raises awareness its just a way for some rich kids to feel good about themselves.
We are all working, paying taxes and giving our time to this. We make some people aware of the issue and that has some value.
Hmmm interesting idea, however for an “About” section you havent actually explained anything About what Hungrr is. Maybe you should start by addressing the issue in a way were people will know what you are doing rather then an ambiguous street art performance.
Really like the idea. The character is very approachable, which will definitely help get your message across. Keep up the good work! It’s not a waste of time, believe me.
Wow, Hungrr, your reply to Darren was the most incredibly perfect answer that I have ever seen.
God Bless you guys.
jonathan
i think that you guys are accomplishing something. i never even knew about this program until i saw your commericial on youtube&& and it motivated me to start doing some volunteer work here in MS too. so, great job and keep up the awesome work
Thanks xchellohh. You keep up your good works too.
More than a little bit ambiguous.
it is cool dad
end hunger? wtf how about end obesity?
this is hardly even an issue in america, why not go worry about the millions actually starving in third-world countries?
what we need in america is less food, not more.
and cut the randomass cartoon crap. It’s a juxtaposition, the random orange attention-getter thing trying to lightheartedly speak about the morbid subject of starvation and malnutrition. Self-defeating. But so is your whole campaign in the first place. Find something else to support. This is just bull$@# protesting.
i really just don’t see how that puts food in starving people’s mouths.
Why don’t you read some of the entries in this blog? Maybe you will be educated to the issue.
The issue of hunger in America is not one of starvation or famine that exists throughout the world.
According to the just release report by the USDA, there are 35 million Americans in need of food assistance.
Many children are malnourished.
http://www.each1-teach1DOTorg/Home1.asp
They are not starving. And the obese are often malnourished.
Read:
http://www.associatedcontentDOTcom/article/5576/obesity_and_po verty_the_poorest_of.html
I haven’t looked too much into to what you’re doing, but from what I’ve seen, I approve. So few people are aware of the poverty many Americans face, but you’re bringing it into awareness. It seems as though you cover the bases that are typically neglected, such as advocacy and sustainability. I’m also glad to see that you not only press on despite criticism, but also reply to that criticism reasonably and without confrontation. You’re doing a great thing here, and doing it well. I wish you the best.
I agree that at least you are bringing some awareness to the issue.Obviously some are just ignorant,rude and quite frankly disrespectful!I say any way to do something is better than sitting on your ass and doing nothing!Thankyou for bringing the awareness and the work know matter how it is done to the issue of hungrr in America.Jimmy you are disgusting and you should feel ashamed of yourself!
So many people never understand performance art. Oh well, so many people do. If you guys are paying taxes, helping at homeless shelters, getting things done, donating money and raising awareness in a fun way more power to ya! Someday I hope that people will see the way to end poverty is by themselves taking action to help those less fortunate and rally against their governments for things like a lot of the ideals and proposals by Bucky Fuller. Hunger is a serious issue and so many times laughter is the best medicine or at least instigator to getting things done.
Thanks! Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Wow, how strange… people here are doing something to help the hungry, and for some reason there are a bunch of trolls who feel the need to attack them? For what? For not doing enough, or for not ending hunger, or for focusing on hunger in the US? That is really pathetic.
Here’s how it works. These guys did something (dressed up as a mascot and went to an iPhone line and ended up in a video that was picked up by Boing Boing) that got this Web site some hits. One of those hits was mine. I read the material, thought about it, and sent $100 to America’s Second Harvest.
Now, because of Hungrr, America’s Second Harvest has $100 that they would not have otherwise had. What’s wrong with that? Not sure I see the problem…
Keep up the good work!
Thanks Mike,
That means a lot to us.
Very generous.
-Hungrr
I”m glad to see that people are tring to make a difference in the world. its great what ya’ll are doing.