Set the Table with Feeding America

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Updated 10/01/2020: Thank you all for your generous support! With your help, I raised enough money to provide 11,400 meals to Feeding America’s Set the Table campaign during Hunger Action Month.

Due to such an overwhelming response, I’ve joined Feeding America’s Team Feed project to continue to raise money for this cause.

Note: All donation links in this post will redirect to the new campaign.


To know me is to know that most of my interests center around food culture, including my philanthropic endeavors, so I’m raising money to Set the Table with Feeding America.

I’m raising money for Hunger Action Month.

September is Hunger Action Month, a national call-to-action to fight hunger in our communities. In the past, I partnered with entertainment brands to host large-scale volunteer service projects at local food banks. This year, I’m setting the table for a hunger-free America through a digital fundraising campaign.

Image Description: Raquel Seymone picured full-body in Houston Food Bank's warehouse facility. Wearing mask and gloves with two thumbs up signals. White shirt reads "People's Free Food Program" with an image of a panther. Set the Table - a Feeding America fundraiser
Volunteering at Houston Food Bank, a certified member of Feeding America (May 2020)

Feeding America’s nationwide network of food banks serve over 40 million people each year, and I want to help support those efforts. I started this fundraiser to allow children, families, and seniors to sit down at the table and share a meal. 

Will you give a gift today to help provide these healthy meals to those in need? To support my efforts to end hunger, please click on the Donate button. COVID-19 has burdened so many individuals and families with loss of income. We’re in this together, so if you’re willing and able, please give what you can.

Every $1 raised = 10 meals served.

Together we can Set the Table™ for a hunger-free America, so thanks in advance for your support!

All funds raised in response to the Set the Table program represent a gift to Feeding America’s mission to feed America’s hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger. Disbursement of funds cannot be designated to specific member food banks or programs within the Feeding America network.

About Feeding America

Feeding America is the leading domestic hunger relief organization with a nationwide network of 200 food banks. Need to find a local food bank near you? Click here.

I firmly believe that individuals, charities, businesses and government all have a role to play in ensuring every person has enough to eat, and the Feeding America network of food banks is leading the charge in communities across the country. Every dollar you give helps share 10 meals with families, children, and seniors across America.

For more information about Feeding America, visit FeedingAmerica.org.

Join me on my journey

There are lots of ways to advocate for food security and fight against hunger. Fundraising with reputable hunger relief organizations is one way. Throughout Hunger Action Month (and beyond) I’m sharing tips and best practices on how you can get involved, as well as my personal story about the moment I was “radicalized” about food security. Want to join in on the conversation? Connect with me on Instagram and Facebook.

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