>As the holiday season rolls in this year, more and more people are struggling to make ends meet. A lot of people have been faced with the choice of paying the rent/mortgage, or buying food. As reported in the Los Angeles Times:

The [...] crisis confronting local food banks struggling to keep up with demand that has surged more than 40 percent since last year, according to Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. New to food lines are middle-class families–including some that until recently earned $70,000 a year.

“We’re used to seeing low-income people and seniors on a fixed income coming in. Now we’re seeing more and more middle-class people coming in–people who just lost their job, are trying to pay their mortgage, or are tapping into their 401(k) because of the huge financial losses,” said Darren Hoffman, a spokesman for the regional food bank.

I know that the recession is causing everyone to tighten their belts a bit; I can tell you that as a massage therapist my income has severely decreased as people aren’t flocking to the spa to drop $100+ on a massage- but I urge you to take a few dollars and donate to a food pantry. If you have never gone hungry for a day, a week, or longer please PLEASE make the effort to help, even if it’s only $5.

I am hosting a Virtual Food Drive through the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank. You can donate money online, and if you’re feeling really inspired join my team to help me raise more money for those in need! For every $1 donated, $5 worth of food can be distributed.

This is way better than buying a Starbucks (red) … so please help.