October 2022 Food for Thought

Advocacy postcards through our Food for Thought program are back! We have sample messages to elected officials, blank postcards, and stamps waiting and ready to go at Extraordinary Ventures during our sort dates. If you are coming to volunteer or to drop off donated food, please feel welcome to join as you can (this time or in the future – the messaging changes each month). There will be a table set up with postcards and someone on hand to walk you through postcard writing if you’re new to it – it’s super easy! The time commitment is less than 5 minutes for a postcard. Let our legislators and other elected officials know that we are paying attention and that we insist they enact policies that prioritize our most vulnerable neighbors. 

Want to write a postcard from home? Go for it! Our sample messaging for this month is below. (Note: If you would rather email them or call your elected officials, feel free! We encourage you to reach out in whatever way is most comfortable.)

Once you have contacted your elected officials, we ask that you fill out this brief form to let us know that you have done so. It will only take a minute. This helps us to measure our impact! Thank you! 

Dear President Biden,

Here in Chapel Hill-Carrboro and across NC, we are grateful for your efforts to address hunger, nutrition, and health in the US. Lowering food costs, free school meals, and improving nutrition are the heart of our mission at PORCH. Lead on! We are with you!

Sincerely,
[NAME]

Address postcards to: President Joe Biden, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20500

You can also email the White House.

Questions? Reach out to Susan Romaine at susan@porchcommunities.org.