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Co-founder of the Feed Foundation is helping lead the charge to defeat domestic hunger
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- Date Sep 19, 2012
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-- come back everyone figures on hunger right here in our own country the United States startling 49 million Americans don't know.
Where their next meal is coming from sixteen million of those -- kids.
According to feeding America that equals one in five American children Lauren Bush.
Butler -- co co-founder of the feeds foundation.
Is helping lead the choice to defeat domestic hunger with an exciting new national endeavor.
But it's also the niece of former president George W.
Bush and a frequent guest on our -- rights -- -- age you are happy to have you back.
You think -- different because you were just -- Busch that's -- I -- -- Lauren Bush Lauren Lauren name add yet have gotten married about every year -- Ford's son David arts and David.
Have they have like this get -- a happy congratulates thank you.
It's very easy to remember your last name it that's what it's all it's -- -- -- -- right to tell us about this run ten feed race series it's -- -- be in New York City but also.
Other big cities across America yet so excited it's actually this coming Sunday which I can't believe.
It's around ten feet ten so and everywhere -- in in New York is -- main flagship event in this tent cities around the country.
And for -- when you register -- giving ten meals in your hometown.
So it's about feeding people locally because as you just said there such a need in America 49 million Americans it's like one -- five children.
Our infancy food insecure environments.
And that's just unacceptable -- show.
He has it Jeanne bill likes to get back into service is matter we -- choose what did you choose this would would allergic to it.
You know I started my work with hunger you know 88 or nine years ago with the UN World Food Program so my first -- on -- -- -- hunger was abroad actually and and world hunger and that's just such a different type of -- but I was always aware that there is such a need here is well and they need because of their section and because of economic situation is is even worse so it's it's really the right time did you know start really paying attention this issue and helping out.
And I believe the last time you were here you were talking about the feed bag yet which was available at the whole foods store we have a whole bunch of women in our and our truck right now yeah.
And they actually helped.
-- -- a hand to a lot of people who who are absolutely hungry.
You have most of the money feed his race so far has been through -- -- back some products.
And so that's why this run is something that's totally different it's kind of Philanthropic fitness and just about getting people involved in.
And active and -- and helping the local news or are you still doing modeling as well.
Now not now now it's just this this is your -- I -- my life and and I love it I'm so excited and and yet been great how close are you how how interested are you in politics in what's going on in the play by play in the polls and guys.
Not that interest and an -- -- -- that.
And -- in any event this weekend I'd have focused on Iran now I'm interested in and obviously watch the conventions and -- be you know exciting to see what happens in November about it.
He had very focused on -- and very focused on the issue of hunger which isn't a political issue it it should be it's really humanitarian issue if people like we're permissions -- web -- There is -- ten.
And actually that if you're not in one of the eleven cities where the race is happening there's a way -- self organize your camera and since the plant that -- out there for anyone's interest it can disagree on a couple minutes track.
Excellent -- with Lauren Bush Lauren thank you --