Vision Statement
Imagine a world in which there is no hunger or poverty. What began as a trickle of visionary participants; became thousands of over consuming people donating their money- usually spent on over consuming- to programs, charities and organizations whose mission is to end the suffering caused by poverty and hunger. Within a year, the word has gotten out that there is a powerful antidote to overeating and obesity that leads to weight loss and improved health. The remedy overlooked or underrepresented until the emergence of Pounds for Poverty ™ is to convert self-indulgence into service, empty calories into deep meaning and over consumption into opportunity for those suffering from poverty.
Mission Statement
Pounds for Poverty’s™ mission is to help reduce suffering caused from over consuming on one end of the spectrum and starvation on the other end. We are a community of concerned people who have the direct experience of the power of kindness and generosity to heal suffering, caused by the poverty of having and the poverty of not having enough. Our contribution to ameliorating hunger and poverty is that redirecting resources that would have been spent on over consumption to those who are starving or impoverished. Pounds for Poverty ™ heals over consumers by bringing balance into the world and realignment with the twin truths: There is enough food /resources for all, and altruism is an antidote to over consuming. Pounds for Poverty ™ is dedicated to helping people make wiser choices with their consumption of food and with their thoughts and actions in general.