Somewhere, in a 4th or 5th grade classroom, all the kids - except one - was looking forward to lunch. They anticipated opening their brown bags of lettuicy ham or tuna sandwiches, pears or apples and snack-cakes.
One boy pulled out his (rather crinkled) brown bag, but didn't open it. When asked by the kid or kids around him. He just said he wasn't hungry. A teacher came over, and with for-real concern, attempted to coax him to open his bag and eat his lunch. She gently picked up the bag, looked inside, only to find a ball of (old) foil - and whatever else was in there to make the bag appear as if there was food inside.
Call the mass mailing what ya will. The "advertisement campaign" got me. Didn't have much to spare, but i sent a few bucks.
Have to wonder, what the heck was up with the boy's folks? Was the reason their kid was hungry, a legitimate one? Dad unemployed? Mom in the hospital? Or was the reason the usual tattooed hands buying lottery tickets AND cigs? Whatever! A nine or ten year-old child was hungry.
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