Marcia Cross Teams Up With Mott’s to Feed America’s Hungry Children

With nearly 36 million Americans — a third children — facing the uncertainty of when their next meal will be, Desperate Housewives actress Marcia Cross could not turn down the opportunity to team up with Mott’s and Feeding America (formerly known as America’s Second Harvest) in order to ensure that one million kids won’t go to bed hungry. “It’s a wonderful cause and thinking of kids going hungry is a horrible thought, so this was a campaign that was easy to say ‘yes’ to,” Marcia said.

The concept of the campaign is easy: visit motts.com to send free wake-up calls from the Desperate Housewives star herself! For each family that receives their phone message from Marcia, Mott’s will donate $1 to Feeding America — an organization responsible for food banks countrywide. Each dollar donated will pay for seven healthy meals for children and their families; Motts plans to donate up to one million meals.

Many of these children receive free or reduced lunches at school, however, weekends and the upcoming summer vacation pose an obvious problem. While Feeding America presently provides meals for 9 million children by coordinating with food banks around the country, Marcia is hopeful that the Mott’s campaign will increase awareness on the issue and ultimately, through public donations, offer assistance outside of school as well.

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