Read it or Weep

Sometimes it can feel like you’ve spent all this time on the internet and what do you have to show for it? Allow me to share a website that will give you a great reason to spend countless hours online: FreeRice.com. Ah, wordy words. This is one of my favorite things to do, read words. Plus, there’s the added bonus of doing something to benefit others! When I stumbled upon this site the first time, it just didn’t seem possible. It was too simple. How could it be that someone would actually donate rice because I’m quizzing my own word knowledge? But it’s true! This is from the faq area of FreeRice.com: 

If FreeRice has the rice to give, why not give it all away right now?

FreeRice is not sitting on a pile of rice―you are earning it 20 grains at a time. Here is how it works. When you play the game, sponsor banners appear on the bottom of your screen. The money generated by these banners is then used to buy the rice. So by playing, you generate the money that pays for the rice donated to hungry people.

Is FreeRice a non-profit organization?

FreeRice is simply a website committed to the cause of ending hunger around the world. While it is not a registered non-profit organization, it is run entirely for free and makes no profit. All money raised by the site goes to the UN World Food Program to help feed the hungry. Sponsors make all payments to the UN World Food Program directly.

So there it is. Proof positive that you too can spend time improving your mind on the internet *and* benefit others all at the same time. Perfect! The better my vocabulary, the faster my rice bowl fills… So, you’ll have to excuse me now, I have words to learn before I play again.

Stacey