Daniel Peterson Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 This appears to be authentic:http://fightinghunger.walmart.com/Salt Lake City has a good chance of winning this thing, it seems. And I can think of no reason why a million dollars shouldn't go to help the needy in the City of the Saints.Please vote, and tell others to do so, as well.
blackstrap Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 To be fair it should be done on a per capita basis but then again...
rpn Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 It's legit, and you can vote as much as you want apparently. Also the 3 runners up get 100,000 and Ogden is in the running for that.
staccato Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 If you are Facebook, you can go to the following links where their wall is open. All you have to do is click on the Like button right below the Fighting Hunger Together Salt Lake City, UT icon. On each of these walls they have post after post where you can just like, scroll, like. No need to comment or like any of the comments below the original comment. We are currently in the #1 spot with less than 20 hours to go.http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001302058970&sk=wallhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001392148108&sk=wallhttp://www.facebook.com/katy.petersonhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001491715926&sk=wallhttp://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/heather.j.rapp
Avatar4321 Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 Why would they need it? Aren't the Saints taking care of the hungry?Not saying it wouldnt be nice to have extra money. But if we were all carrying the weight like we are supposed to, wouldnt this be irrelevant?
Calm Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 clicked on it and it came up in error so I'm guessing the site is being flooded right now.Does one have to be registered with Facebook?
urroner Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 This is the count so far for the top four cities:#1 Salt Lake City, UT 4365902 supporters 84119 comments #2 Fresno, CA 3810888 supporters 87165 comments #3 Columbia, SC 311217 supporters 3326 comments #4 Ogden-Clearfield, UT 260874 supporters 5958 comments
mercyngrace Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 This appears to be authentic:http://fightinghunger.walmart.com/Salt Lake City has a good chance of winning this thing, it seems. And I can think of no reason why a million dollars shouldn't go to help the needy in the City of the Saints.Please vote, and tell others to do so, as well.I thought the City of the Saints was new Orleans. I am sooooo confused....
urroner Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 I thought the City of the Saints was new Orleans. I am sooooo confused.... Years ago, when the NO Saints weren't playing none too good, they were known as the Ain'ts.Pictures of the team and the fans from days of yore:
krose Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 This is kind of sad, I think.Fresno, which had the lead before the late Utah push, is much more in need of the help. They rank #4 in food neediness nationally, compared to SLC at #49 (Memphis is #1).I wish WalMart would have just given the money to the areas that need it most, rather than a silly Face Book contest.
stemelbow Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 This is kind of sad, I think.Fresno, which had the lead before the late Utah push, is much more in need of the help. They rank #4 in food neediness nationally, compared to SLC at #49 (Memphis is #1).I wish WalMart would have just given the money to the areas that need it most, rather than a silly Face Book contest.Sadder still is the people living in the communities of memphis and Fresno don't seem to care enough about the neediness of their own so much so they wouldn't click a couple of buttons for them. Guess it explains a bit why they have such neediness in their own communities.
mercyngrace Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 Sadder still is the people living in the communities of memphis and Fresno don't seem to care enough about the neediness of their own so much so they wouldn't click a couple of buttons for them. Guess it explains a bit why they have such neediness in their own communities.Dislike.Not only is this comment judgmental, it's short-sighted. Who's to say that the folks in Memphis and Fresno even know about the contest or are as facebook happy as we Mormons seem to be? Who's to say they aren't out feeding the needy right now while we LDS are sitting at home clicking buttons on our computers? Seriously, Stemelbow, your comment was unbecoming.
krose Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 Sadder still is the people living in the communities of memphis and Fresno don't seem to care enough about the neediness of their own so much so they wouldn't click a couple of buttons for them. Guess it explains a bit why they have such neediness in their own communities.There you go. They have more hungry people in Memphis because they don't have as many Facebook users endlessly clicking on "Like" buttons.I can definitely see the connection. It's certainly not because their local news anchors didn't publicize the links that they are out of the running.
blackstrap Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 I agree that this is a poor solution to feeding the needy. This "american idol" approach is not even that useful as a PR stunt.
thatjimguy Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Uh, can we vote just to give it away to the needy where it's....neediest?
BCSpace Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Fresno, which had the lead before the late Utah push, is much more in need of the help. They rank #4 in food neediness nationally, compared to SLC at #49 (Memphis is #1).Yet according to the true principles of the LoC, Utah's claim is equally valid. And according to some erroneous claims about BoM teachings, we should not judge the beggar as to how needy they actually are. It's a win-win for both sides of the argument.
BCSpace Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 I agree that this is a poor solution to feeding the needy. This "american idol" approach is not even that useful as a PR stunt.I dunno. If a PR stunt can create more wealth for Wal-Mart, perhaps there will be more money available to help the poor. Couldn't it be said that this corporation helps the poor as much or more than other businesses and individuals of similar wealth? And if you claim they should be helping more, is it yours to decide or force? There's nothing in the gospel that says it is. 9 And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?Luke 16
stemelbow Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 I'm glad people took issue with my comments. controversy is needed around here. A million bones probably won't go a long way relative to all the needs out there. It has to go somewhere, whoever is needy. Does it really matter if needy people in Utah get the help or needy people in California get it? The money might help Fresno jump from number 4 to 11 or something. It might help SL jump from 49 to 59. Either way people are getting helped. Its not more sad to me that needy people get helped because they live in areas that don't have as many needy or something. Besides I didn't know this had anything to do with facebook. I don't facebook or know much if anything about it. But I knew about this clicking the button thing, even before it was posted here.love,stem
ERayR Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 I dunno. If a PR stunt can create more wealth for Wal-Mart, perhaps there will be more money available to help the poor. Couldn't it be said that this corporation helps the poor as much or more than other businesses and individuals of similar wealth? And if you claim they should be helping more, is it yours to decide or force? There's nothing in the gospel that says it is.I used to work for Wal-Mart (for a short time) and I can't see this as their motive. There is in and of itself nothing wrong with the profit motive Its just that I am not ready to nominate Wal-Mart for sainthood yet.
Bsix Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Let's face it, this was an act of giving by a large corporation and done so in a manner to generate the most publicity possible. They certainly got more than a million dollars worth of equivilient media in public relations for this effort.As to where the money goes...hunger rankings don't really count that much in terms of the big picture. Hunger is hunger. A family in Salt Lake getting fed with this money has the same net benefit just the same as a family in Fresno getting fed. One less hungry family than before. If the money had gone to Frenso, a family in Salt Lake would have missed out.One could argue that Walmart's approach is a method for determining which community has the most passion and potential for community involvement for using the funds.To me, the process of giving a highly publicized million dollars seems grand on one level...and kinda cynical on another. I am just glad that Walmart is kicking a million dollars anywhere. The money will be well used. I will shop at Walmart today.
katherine the great Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 The walmart Waltons are among the stingiest, scroogiest, grinchiest human beings on the planet. Their "foundation" is merely good business and this is nothing but a "Hey! Look at us! How great we are!" publicity stunt. I don't shop at their stores and don't support them in any way. (Sorry...) Ill make a donation to the local soup kitchen instead.
The King's Servant Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 This appears to be authentic:http://fightinghunger.walmart.com/Salt Lake City has a good chance of winning this thing, it seems. And I can think of no reason why a million dollars shouldn't go to help the needy in the City of the Saints.Please vote, and tell others to do so, as well.Why are there so many hungry people in the "city of the saints?" Seems to me that the Church which has profits running into the millions should put out a million to feed the homeless and hungry in their midst - not Walmart.
LeSellers Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Why are there so many hungry people in the "city of the saints?"Because so many people don't create enough wealth by making other people happy
urroner Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Why are there so many hungry people in the "city of the saints?" Seems to me that the Church which has profits running into the millions should put out a million to feed the homeless and hungry in their midst - not Walmart.Just remember, when you point the finger at somebody, three fingers point back at you.
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