Free Rice

Just played this word test game as part of a survey I was doing.

Play online, learn online and feed the hungry | Freerice.com

They donate rice to the hungry for every word you get right.

Checked it out with Snopes first to make sure it was for real, and it is.

FreeRice.com

 

I presume you have to register on this site ? Just played the word game for over 10 minutes - does it ever end ?

 

I didn't register, said i'd donated 1010 grains of rice so far, and it remembered where i'd got to.

 

I guess when its gone from Aardvark to Zylem

 

If you really want to make a big difference to food bank donations read on ...

Neighbourhood Food Collection - Tesco.com

"The top-up is calculated using an average valuation of £1.68/kg for all food donated. This valuation is calculated by looking up the items that make up a standard food parcel (as handed out by the charity) and checking the prices of these items in Tesco's standard own-label range. The total weight of the box and total value of all the items inside are then used to reach the £1.68/kg valuation used. On the day of the collections, stores with Trussell Trust food banks will weigh all the food collected, calculate a total value (at £1.68/kg), of which 20% will be given by Tesco to the Trussell Trust. In stores that are collecting for FareShare, the food will be delivered back to FareShare's local depots, where the food will be weighed. The total weight collected will be used to calculate a total value (based on the £1.68/kg valuation), of which 20% will be given by Tesco to FareShare."

So what you need to do is buy 17p/2L bottles of water, either Tesco Everyday Value Still Water 2Ltr - Groceries - Tesco Groceries or
Tesco Everyday Value Sparkling Water 2Ltr - Groceries - Tesco Groceries and put them in the food collection point.

They will both weigh approx. 2Kg, which x £1.68/Kg x 20% = a further 67p given by Tesco, a massive 4x/400% top up, meaning that overall, more stuff will get given to foodbanks if you donate cheap bottles of water rather than expensive food.