{"id":28121,"date":"2014-10-28T10:48:13","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T17:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/?p=28121"},"modified":"2014-10-28T10:48:13","modified_gmt":"2014-10-28T17:48:13","slug":"trick-or-eat-for-canadian-food-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/trick-or-eat-for-canadian-food-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Trick or Eat for Canadian Food Security"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"trick<\/a>What is food security? No, it is not being sure your chocolate bars are hidden from your spouse, or being food safe and making sure food is served without contamination, i.e. safely. Food security is defined by the World Food Summit as being achieved\u00a0\u201cwhen all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Trick or Eat for Food Security campaign addresses the rising rates of hunger in Canada. As of 2012, 4 million individuals, including 1.15 million children, do not have access to safe, nutritious and affordable food in our country. It is imperative that we change the conversation from hunger as a charitable cause to hunger as a systemic and structural problem that requires intervention for a long-term fix.<\/p>\n

For 15 years, Trick or Eat has engaged Canadians coast-to-coast to address the immediate need of hunger concerns within their communities through door-to-door food collection and online fundraising. This Halloween, given the scale and rising rates of hunger in Canada, Meal Exchange is looking for more than just donations during Trick or Eat \u2013 and\u00a0asking Canadians to raise their voice and join the conversation about ending hunger.<\/p>\n

As we get ready for Halloween this October, you\u00a0can participate in #TrickOrEat online in two ways:<\/p>\n

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  1. \u201cShare the Scare\u201d of rising hunger by taking a picture of your scariest face and sharing it on Twitter.<\/li>\n
  2. Join and follow the conversation throughout the month via Twitter<\/a>, as we facilitate dialogue around the question: With hunger on the rise in Canada, what can Canadians do to end it? <\/em>Don\u2019t forget to use #trickoreat in your tweets!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    www.trickoreat.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

    Here’s a couple cool tweets that you could have some fun and spread the word with.<\/p>\n

    Share the Scare Sample Tweets<\/strong><\/p>\n

    *Attach a photo of your scariest face.<\/em><\/p>\n