12.09.09 by Jim O'Gara

This time of year it seems like food is everywhere. We spend our days trying to resist that tempting box of Christmas cookies, popcorn balls or creamy fudge sitting in the break room. There are the neighbors dropping off plates of goodies at home, and the way we overdo our holiday feasts. Most of the time, it’s pretty hard to imagine what it’s like to feel hungry.

Unfortunately, that’s not the case for millions of Americans who go hungry on a daily basis. So we’re challenging ourselves – and you – to skip a meal (or two) for someone who doesn’t have one. Every dollar you donate to the North Texas Food Bank puts four meals on the table for someone in need. That means when you donate what you would have spent on just one lunch, you feed a family of four for almost a week. To jump start our own season of giving, OnMessage donated almost 700 cans of food to the North Texas Food Bank— that roughly translates to nearly 2,500 meals.

Just visit www.ajoyfullholiday.comto donate and while you’re there be sure to view the OnMessage A JoyFULL Holiday video — created with the help of Mercury Werks, Robert Howell Productions and Limelight Sound. It chronicles the building of our traditional lobby tree out of our donated cans, and demonstrates how everyone CAN make a difference.

We hope you’ll join us in providing A JoyFULL Holiday for someone in need. And ask others to join in as well. This holiday season, let’s fill some empty stomachs … and hearts.