Build It and They Will Come: The Wall Against Hunger

You’ve heard of the Berlin Wall and it’s infamous “iron curtain.” You can see the actual Great Wall of China from outer space. So what could possibly be more powerful and influential than these historical and colossal monuments? How about a wall that breaks barriers rather than creates them. We are talking about the great food wall that hails from the grand state of Kentucky.

In Elizabethtown, Kentucky, local food-aid organizers are striving to give their somewhat unknown city a chance to make world-record headlines by constructing a massive wall made of canned goods.

At 100,000 cans already stacked with some 20,000 waiting to be added, the Wall Against Hunger is on track to pommel the past record of 115,527 cans while simultaneously stocking needy food pantries for many months (or years) to come!

With the collaboration of philanthropic groups such as Feeding America, North Hardin HOPE, Helping Hand of the Heartland and local chambers of commerce, organizers of each group are hoping to reach their goal of 198,000 cans which would fill two local food pantries for up to two years!

Aside from the obvious, the Wall Against Hunger has another paramount purpose: becoming a replica of the 164-foot Vietnam War memorial in Washington, D.C to honor the veterans.

With it’s massive size and meaning behind its structure, the Wall Against Hunger is sure to leave a mark not only in hungry people’s lives, but in history itself. In it’s quest to leave a mark in the world records, Elizabethtown, Kentucky is demonstrating that a even a small rural town, can make a world of difference. Kind of makes the “world’s tallest woman” record seem a bit frivolous, doesn't it? Have YOU helped save the world today?


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