A fun way for CHEAL members to get internet advertisers to contribute
to world poverty while building the word-power of yourself or your
children/grandchildren, has become one of the big web-success stories
of 2007.

This month, the UN World Food Programme invites you to take time out
from the busiest online shopping period of the year and help the
hungry by playing the new and phenomenally successful web-based
vocabulary game: "FreeRice".

"As we give thanks for what we have, there is a fun way to do
something for those who have less. Click on FreeRice ," said Nancy
Roman, WFP's Director of Communications.

Since FreeRice went live on October 7, web users have donated over
two-and-a-half billion grains of rice – enough to feed more than
125,000 people - by simply playing the site's ingenious vocab test;
for every correct click, FreeRice advertisers donate the cash
equivalent of 10 grains of rice to WFP's global operations.

Success story
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The FreeRice website has become an international viral success story,
with almost 100 communities listed on FaceBook and people posting
their thoughts about global hunger on YouTube.

According to Hitwise UK, an Internet monitor, FreeRice was the most
popular humanitarian website for the week ending November 17,
capturing one in 8 visits to its humanitarian category.

With almost 200 million grains being donated per day, the site's
creator, John Breen has already handed a US$100,000 cheque to the
Agency, which will help provide food rations for 26,000 Burmese
refugees sheltering in Bangladesh.

Its Tough at the Top!
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There are 50 levels of difficulty and the level you have reached is
displayed as each new word-meaning riddle comes up. The top levels
are really tough! Try your skills now at:
http://www.freerice.com/index.php


Mike
http://www.sunflower-health.com