What Others Are Saying
Hunger Relief Agencies
"This year, rising food and fuel prices have made life harder for millions of people around the world and set back decades of progress against hunger and poverty. This deepening global hunger crisis is a call to action, and new approaches are needed. Bread for the World congratulates World Hunger Relief as an important effort to bring together businesses, government, and nongovernmental organizations to address this serious situation."
Rev. David Beckmann
President, Bread for the World
Government Leaders
"Feeding children in the world’s poorest countries is our moral imperative. I have devoted my life to this issue and am pleased to continue to be part of the global movement to end child hunger. Yum! Brands and the World Food Program are championing this important cause and will encourage donors and volunteers to take action."
U.S. Senator George McGovern
"World Hunger Relief is an exciting program because communities across the globe join together to help feed hungry people around the world. The success of the 2007 campaign was impressive by feeding more than 1.6 million people in 14 countries. I appreciate Yum! and its many employees sponsoring and volunteering for this important program. The world food crisis owes its existence to a complex web of factors and initiatives like World Hunger Relief offer a wonderful outlet for addressing world hunger."
U.S. Senator Richard G. Lugar
“This spring, as skyrocketing fuel and food costs threatened to push more people deeper into poverty and hunger, the United States stepped in with other countries to increase contributions to the World Food Program. But the crisis is far from over and more needs to be done. The World Hunger Relief campaign helps raise awareness about the importance of fighting hunger. Our concern must live on beyond this effort. Every day the world's poor struggle to put food on the table, and all of us have a role to play in solving that critical problem.”
U.S. Senator Richard J. Durbin
“The World Food Program and YUM! Brands deserve our applause and appreciation for this innovative partnership to alleviate hunger across the globe. This partnership will improve the lives of those who suffer from hunger, as well as serve as a shining example of how organizations can build upon each other’s strengths to deliver real results. Thank you for your dedication to such an important cause.”
The Honorable Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
"The restaurants of Yum! Brands feed much of the the world everyday. And with the World Hunger Relief program, they're using that platform to feed the many more who aren't so fortunate. It's important for companies like Yum! to participate in this kind of philanthropy, and I applaud their efforts."
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett
“The World Food Program and Yum! Brands, Inc. have demonstrated through their partnership that progress can be made towards saving and improving the lives of millions of people around the globe who face hunger and poverty. At a time when rising food prices, global climate change, and political unrest have worsened economic and humanitarian conditions around the world, it is critical that we push forward with efforts to help the world’s neediest people.”
The Honorable Harry Reid
Majority Leader – United States Senate
“I commend all involved with World Hunger Relief for their ongoing work to address hunger. We have the resources to end hunger in our lifetimes; what we need is the will to make it happen. Creative partnerships like World Hunger Relief are enormously important in that effort.”
U.S. Representative James P. McGovern
Co-Chair of the House Hunger Caucus
“Every five seconds a child dies because of hunger. That fact should startle us and move us to action. Our poorest neighbors suffer the most from rising food prices, drought, war and other conditions that affect the availability of food. To change this situation and make sure no one goes to bed hungry requires not only awareness of the scope of the problem but also action. The World Hunger Relief campaign gives hope that together we can make a real difference in the lives of our neighbors down the street and around the world.”
U.S. Representative Jerry Moran
Co-Chair of the House Hunger Caucus
"World Hunger Relief 2008 is a landmark event in the national and global efforts to cast light on the most critical humanitarian issue of our time. Events such as this one demonstrate the wide range of ways in which we can combat hunger, and they show the heart of American citizens and businesses who are dedicated to making a difference in their own communities as well as far from home."
U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson
Co-Chair of the House Hunger Caucus
Click here to view a letter from Roy Blunt, Congressman, Missouri.
Click here to view a letter from John Boehner, Congressman, Ohio.
Click here to view a letter from Bob Goodlatte, Congressman, Virginia.
Click here to view a letter from Edward Rendell, Governor, Pennsylvania.
Click here to view a letter from Michael Nutter, Mayor, Philadelphia, PA.
Hunger Relief Thought Leaders
“World Hunger Relief is a way to raise awareness about hunger, as well as raise the needed funds to assist the World Food Program as they feed hundreds of thousands of children around the world. Private sector efforts such as yours will amplify the work that government and non-governmental organizations can do. We are proud to endorse World Hunger Relief, and wish you the best of success.”
Edward M. Cooney
Executive Director
Congressional Hunger Center – Washington, DC
Note: This statement was pulled out from a letter addressed to David Novak, attached.
“World Hunger Relief comes at a critical time, when high food prices are pushing millions of people deeper into poverty. The campaign will continue to raise awareness of the hunger crisis and generate much-needed funds to help the World Food Program feed those in need around the world.”
The Honorable John Block
Former United States Secretary of Agriculture
“I commend Yum! Brands and the World Food Program for working together to respond to the urgent hunger crisis and make a real difference in people’s lives. This partnership will create awareness of the food crisis, engage a global volunteerism movement, and raise enough funds to help the WFP feed hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people.”
The Honorable Daniel Glickman
Former United States Secretary of Agriculture
“Skyrocketing food prices have created a global hunger crisis of unprecedented proportions. World Hunger Relief is an immediate response to this crisis and will help the World Food Program provide life-saving assistance to those who are living on the razor’s edge of poverty and can no longer afford to buy food.”
Carl Stern
Co-Chairman of The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.
“World Hunger Relief is the largest campaign ever launched in the name of world hunger. The scale of the campaign is unprecedented; with a network of approximately 35,000 restaurants in 110 countries and by mobilizing one million employees, Yum! is generating significant funds for and awareness of the global crisis of hunger.”
Randy Russell
Chairman of the Board
Friends of the World Food Program - Washington, DC
“World Hunger Relief gives voice to the silent crisis of hunger by generating awareness of this issue among millions of people across the globe. Innovative efforts between the public and private sector – such as this unique partnership between Yum! Brands and the World Food Program – can help successfully address the problem of hunger by reaching more people in need.”
Marshall Matz
Founding Chairman of the Board
Friends of the World Food Program - Washington, DC
“The global food crisis is impacting children in America and around the world. Efforts such as World Hunger Relief help raise awareness of the issue, create a global volunteerism movement, and generate critical funds to help the World Food Program continue to feed children in the world’s poorest countries.”
Barbara Belmont
Executive Director
School Food Service Foundation and the School Nutrition Association
