Make Kony Famous

Saw this on a couple of blogs today and I can't just sit by and not share it with you. Hopefully, this will make at least one more person take action.

Bag for a Cause

We have this great organization here in MN called Feed My Starving Children. Here is a little bit about it.

From its beginnings, Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) has worked to develop a food mixture that would be easy and safe to transport, simple to make with only boiling water, and culturally acceptable worldwide.

With the input of scientists from major food companies in the Twin Cities area—including Cargill and General Mills—FMSC developed MannaPackTM-Rice, a formula consisting of:


1. Rice, the most widely accepted grain around the world.
2. Extruded soy nuggets, providing maximum protein at lowest cost.
3. Vitamins, minerals and a vegetarian chicken flavoring to give growing children the critical nutritional elements they need.
4. Dehydrated vegetables for flavor and nutrition.


Packaged in small pouches—each of which provides six highly nutritious meals—this easy-to-prepare food blend has won rave reviews all over the world. While the formula was designed to save the lives of severely malnourished and starving children, the ingredients also improve the health, growth and physical well-being of children who are no longer in immediate danger of starvation. A team of food scientists continues to monitor the FMSC formula to ensure that it meets nutritional needs for the world’s hungry children.

A single bag of food—which provides meals for six children—costs around $1.15 to produce, and 94 percent of all donations to FMSC goes directly toward the food program. (source)

That last line is what makes FMSC stand apart from other organizations: 94% goes directly toward the food program. Most of the staff are volunteers and they don't spend any money on advertising. They squeeze every penny (literally! they will take your pennies!), just so one more child can be fed a nutritious meal and survive another day.

Jill purchased this bag from the FMSC marketplace and it will support 35 children. We are sending the bag around so look out for it with some other bloggers! If you want to read a bit more, head to the post here. Also, Jill's still adding to the list of bloggers so if you want to join, head to her page and send her an email!

Here's how I styled it... kind of an urban safari :)

Outfit Details:

Shirt, jeans - Thrifted

Belt - stolen from my mom

Necklaces - both Forever 21

It's for a cause Friday people!

The Whole Nine Yards

Yesterday was a terrible day. My dog got in a huge fight at the dog park and it was like a nightmare coming true. I won't say much more about it but needless to say it was one of the worst things that have ever happened to me.

On to better things. I am going red again! I actually remembered to wear it today. I have had this belt for ages but it is so "old Erin" that I haven't worn it in a long time. I think it goes pretty well with this vintage scarf even though it's a little matchy matchy.

My thumb is still killing me from breaking up a dog fight so I will leave you with just the pictures.

Third Times the Charm

What's black and white and red all over?

A. a newspaper

B. a sunburnt penguin

C. this outfit

D. my dog with allergies

E. all of the above

Don't you just love it when mulitple choice gives you the option of all of the above? Unless those suckers are tricking you, it's always going to be E. :)

So, today I wore red in honor of the Go Red for Women event. Shhh I know this sweater isn't in my 30 for 30 but it's for a good cause so let's just pretend. K?

Just pretend that my hair looks really great and I didn't have to pull my bangs back because they were ridiculously static-y.

I really appreciate this door every time I'm in the stairwell. It yells at me I AM NOT AN EXIT. Just in case I couldn't tell from the lack of handle or something... Note to self: do not hold your head at this angle again. you look like a gremlin or something...

Awkward photos of the day. I just had to ham it up with this door...

This is weird, no handle. What do I grab on to when I want to open this door?

LET ME OUT OF HERE!