Tomorrow, while you're enjoying turkey leftovers, I begin the Live Below the Line challenge in support of RESULTS Canada, an anti-poverty advocacy group with whom I volunteered for several years. Please support me on my 5-day journey by making a small donation to help me meet my fundraising goal at this link.
The challenge is simple: eat and drink for no more than the global poverty line C $1.75/day for five days. It's a challenge that allows me, and those who read my blog, to get a glimpse of what it really means to live below the line. Although those who actually live below the line must also factor in transport, accommodation, school fees, healthcare, clothes, extended family support, and every other comfort the top 20% of us take for granted, the challenge is designed to introduce us to but a few of the choices people face everyday.
This is my second year taking the challenge for RESULTS, so this year I have decided to blog about it so my friends and family members can better experience the daily deliberations and discomforts I experience during the challenge. It's not too late to join me on my journey, and there are several poverty-related charities that you can choose as a beneficiary. If you are considering the challenge, please visit the live below the line webpage.
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