It does take a special teacher to take the time to give her students the experience of helping others (“Special teacher’s class making changes, helping the hungry,” The Herald, Dec. 6, by Julie Muhlstein).
Today 1 in 5 children and 1 in 7 seniors are unsure of their next meal. In fact Northwest Harvest reports: 1 in 10 households in Washington struggle daily to afford food and basic necessities. Add to this a rule change for food stamp recipients on April 1 of next year, cutting 700,000 recipients, and the increased need becomes even more tragic.
Julie Muhlstein’s article would be a great one to send to the president, showing we are doing our part, and asking why is he calling for this rule change action that will make things worse? Asking our government to end hunger in the world’s richest country is something each of us can do. Thanks to Ms. Kendall and her students for the inspiration.
Perhaps they could take another step and write letters to their representatives and senators as well, asking for action to end hunger. It would be a great lesson in democracy for all of us.
Willie Dickerson
Snohomish
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