www.freerice.com
At a time of year when we often eat, drink and be merry to excess, it’s sometimes hard to fathom that there are others in the world with little or nothing to eat.

And it’s far too easy to say there is nothing we can do as individuals about that sad fact of life beyond donating a dollar or two to one fund or another. There are, however, more imaginative examples of what one person can do to to contribute, and at the same time, involve others in the process.

Dismayed by the fact that there are many going without and even starving in our bountiful world, John Breen  of Bloomington, Indiana, created the  freerice.com Internet game online that promises to contribute ten grains of rice with each correct answer to a multiple-choice vocabulary question. After three correct answers, the player graduates to a higher difficulty vocabulary level — equaling 30 grains of rice per level. While 10 grains of rice is a tiny amount, the numbers add up quickly as more people hear about the game and participate.

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