It’s always good to see celebrities giving back to the
community. 50 Cent is certainly well-known for his music and has seen stunning
success in his career. He isn’t someone who suffers from hunger or poverty, but
he stepped it up this week when he chose to help out those who aren’t so
fortunate.
On Wednesday, November 21st, he joined Feeding
America, the Food Network, and SMS Audio handing out Thanksgiving dinner to
struggling New Yorkers. Whether they were down on their luck because of
Superstorm Sandy or for other reasons, they were able to get at least one hot
meal around Thanksgiving.
The rapper served up turkey dinners at the “Our Table Is
Yours” event at Cipriani Restaurant in downtown Manhattan. He’s also been
donating proceeds from his SK Energy Drink and SMS Headphones to those who
would otherwise go hungry. Showing his charitable side at the meal event in
Manhattan, 50
Cent told MTV, “I’m able to provide meals for victims of Sandy or other
people in New York that don’t actually have food.”
When we think of people going hungry, we often think of
starving children in Africa and other developing nations. It’s completely
accurate to think of those people, too, but we shouldn’t forget that we also
have millions of people here at home who are going hungry as well. “It’s a
world issue,” he said, “it’s not a third-world issue.”
“One in six Americans are actually going hungry,” 50 Cent
explained in his interview. “You got kids that’s surviving based on their
school lunch and more than one out of five kids are experiencing hunger.”
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