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As you sit around the grill, beer in hand, watching the neighbor kids play with fireworks and thinking just how great our great nation is, think on those many Americans who have neither beer of barbecue this weekend.

America’s Second Harvest - the Nation’s Food Bank Network, the nation’s largest network of emergency food providers, has provided a Hunger in America study, based on in-person interviews with over 52,000 clients and on questionnaires from over 31,000 agencies. The gathered information provides insight into a silent epidemic of poverty and starvation within the richest nation in the world. think on that as you bite into that second bratwurst this Tuesday. Then go online and donate to other Americans who are down on their luck. Feel good about yourself.

Then expand that thinking to those in other countries whom are having trouble feeding their children. One of the best-kept secrets on the Internet is the Hunger Site, celebrating their seventh year, providing a free way for netizens to give to a diverse collection of worthy causes, from Hunger and Children’s Health, to Breast Cancer research, to Animal and Rainforest funds. Each charity cause has it’s own network of donors, and its own collection of unique goods to purchase to further aid the collection of proceeds. Click everyday on each site, and look for things for those dearest to you. Know you’ll benefit humanity as you do.

To my mind, participation in truly Democratic efforts like these is what makes our country great. To share our wealth with each other and with needy families worldwide is the best way to show the world just how Great America still is. Please, take the time to visit these and many more charitable organizations. Pick your favorites and donate the price of a good meal or more, if you can. Then, sit back and watch the fireworks knowing you helped sustain this great nation of ours.