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year has been very challenging due to a global pandemic, but we are very lucky to not only support all the charities that we have chosen that we have chosen in the past, but also to support not only all the charities that we have chosen that we have chosen in the past.One, but two fantastic charities that have done a lot this year and have also helped a lot of people, especially during the pandemic, which has been very tough, so I'm going to invite Lisa Moon from the global network from food banks, Lisa, I hope. You're putting up with me and I hope you haven't finished all your cocktails, let's see if Lisa can join me here to tell us a little more about the charitable work they do.

If it does not work. I'll keep drinking Lisa, hello, good night Sam, hello, how are you? Thanks for joining me. Thank you very much for inviting us. We couldn't be more excited about partnering with my ultimate

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. Oh no, thanks. We, obviously, every year. Pick a different charity partner and I think this year you'll know that we were very aware of how the pandemic has affected people, but you also know before that and we'd love to know a little bit more about the charity work that you guys absolutely do, the vision of the global network of food banks is a world where no one has to go hungry and as you have mentioned, the last 15 months have been challenging for many individuals and families, but even before the pandemic, one in four.

People around the world faced food insecurity. What I find very challenging about this statistic is that we actually produce enough food for everyone to have enough, but for some reason, for a variety of reasons, about 30 of all food produced annually is lost and wasted, so Food banks sit at the nexus of these two major inequalities in our food system, which is why our network is incredibly passionate about recovering highly nutritious food and directing it to people in need. We unite food banks in 44 countries and the strength of our network really is "It's not its diversity, so we serve food banks in the United Kingdom to South Africa, from India to Brazil, and we coordinate closely with Feeding America, who I know will also be s

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So yeah, why have a global network of food banks? Actually, for three reasons, the first is so that we can learn from each other and inspire each other. The

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of hunger is very. urgent and it is very important that we learn what works and what doesn't, so that we can replicate and scale up the things that allow us to achieve our mission more effectively, the second reason is that we can connect global resources with many local organizations. Those we serve are in economically challenged communities and while they draw most of their support from those communities, they do depend on the vision of global citizens of companies or organizations to make their work possible and the third reason is that we can expand hunger relief to new communities, you know, about a third of the community served in our network is connected to food banks that were founded in the last five. years since the pandemic began, we have received more than 100 requests from people and organizations that do not have a food bank in their community and who want to be part of it to help their neighbors and friends and, therefore, like Mikey Challenge, We believe in the power of networks and that when we are able to come together to collaborate we can really make progress in what seems to be a tremendous challenge, yeah, it's amazing because I didn't realize that you worked, you know, between all these other countries.

And I think, as we said, you know the pandemic has obviously exacerbated things, but it's been something that also, as you said, it's been in the last five years that you've seen such growth in the need for food banks so absolutely absolute and Yes, you know and I think of course the pandemic has affected the way that hunger relief organizations can operate, but you know what has been so inspiring for us is that communities have really come together and, between March and September of last year, For example, around 27.6 million people accessed meals through a GFN network food bank and, to give you an idea of ​​the scale of that, that's almost double the entire service delivery of 2019.

So I think what it's saying is that people see the need in their community they are stepping up, they are coming together and we can really work around what has become in a very challenging environment, yes, that's amazing, I'm very glad that yes, our kind of little

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community can to help support this, you know, even in this small way, and is there something that each individual picker can do? Is there any way we can absolutely support them so they know that the challenge of hunger is monumental, but I absolutely believe it is. Soluble, you know, the United Nations set the goal six years ago that we could eradicate hunger by 2030 and even with the setbacks of the pandemic, this is within our reach, but it will take a committed movement of people to really elevate this.

I think in the minds of policy makers in governments and businesses everyone has the ability to change our food system, so obviously partnering with my challenge this year is transformative for the global network of food banks, but I see three ways people could achieve this. Get more deeply involved if you would like to do so in three ways. Well, yes, the first is that food banks are volunteer-powered. Last year 276,000 people volunteered across the GFN network and especially as things get safer it's a great opportunity to get involved locally to find your local foodbank you can go to foodbanking.org Or, if you're in the states, you can go to feedamerica.org and contact your community food bank directly.

The second way is that we need more awareness about the challenge of hunger. There was definitely a hunger crisis before the pandemic and now we are in a state where it is truly an emergency for many people and families, so use your voice, your social media, your colleagues at work, your friends, just to educate people on this topic. There is a lot to help build momentum, so we can galvanize the resources needed to do more work and the third, of course, is if and only if you are in a position to do so, consider donating to your local food bank At this time it is more expensive to distribute food.

Food prices are obviously higher, with supply chain restrictions it is more expensive to distribute food, so a donation of any size can make a very significant difference in your community. Wow, well, those. There are three very simple but very effective ways to get people involved and, yes, I say that with confidence. I think you know we would love to continue supporting you and I will encourage everyone to go out and do as much as they can. Well, and what we'll do is share those links, obviously, we'll even go to your Instagram as well and the links will be there, but we'll do that as well when I post and I can just.

I don't thank you very much for all the work you do, it's amazing to know that you know it all over the world, supporting people especially when they need it most, and you would think you knew it, it's like if we were a modern society, you would think you would we would be. able to eat, you know some of the simplest, most basic things, so I hope so, we can see that eradicated by what you said, 20 30 by 2030. We're nine years old, but I know we can. do it, we can do it, we have work to do, but I'm sure we can people like you working for them too, I'm sure we'll appreciate it very much, Lisa, hopefully next time in person, not in this form of technology, but we got there and thank you very much for joining us tonight.

Sam, thank you very much for the opportunity and thank you to all the experts who have been so supportive of this work. We are very grateful. to you and we are grateful, thank you very much, health, health, thank you. I feel like I need a little drama after that little taste, cheers to Lisa and all the great work you do. So that's one of the great charities we support in my challenge. Only through your subscription you are helping these people to basically carry out their duties and help so many people in need around the world. So greetings. to the global network of food banks and uh yeah, maybe I should invest in some lights too.

I think it's getting darker here. I hope you can see me well, like I said, not only an amazing charity this year, but two that we also support if you didn't. I don't know, uh, feed America, uh, which was briefly mentioned by Elisa there and I'm going to ask Elizabeth. I'm going to say this, strange Elizabeth mock. You better tell me if that's right or not. Let me see if Elizabeth is here to join you. Tell us a little more about the work those guys do, that is if I can find it, feeding America, bear with me, I'm not the best with technology, but I think I've sent it. she's a request she'll tell us a little bit more about the work that they do too guys it's amazing all the charities that we support and as you can hear you know it's really vital work so I'm really proud.

I am very proud that they support us and yes, that they allow us to continue with this great work. I'm just making sure I sent the correct request and not to one of you, so that wouldn't be a bad thing. I will certainly ask you to come and join us. I'm just going to see that Elizabeth is here. I cant find it. I'm sure she will come. Ah, here we go, feeding America. Send him a request. Here we go. They sent me uh he says he can't join me oh dear that's a shame hmm I wonder why um that's a shame let me see if I can try one more time bear with me guys uh talk to each other have another drink um feeding america let me see If I can bring our friend in Elizabeth are you there here we go?

I sent another request um hello from paraguay hello france some people got up very early brazil bonsoir good night yes I don't know if I'm going to bring elizabeth here that's a It's a real shame, I'm really sorry, I don't know what's going on. Hmm, I'm going to say that they are having technical difficulties, so I'm going to enjoy my cocktail one more time. I'll give it another minute to see if it works. Just to say guys, I'm going to add a lip here, but yeah, it's obviously been a fantastic year, and I have a little surprise for you, which I'll get to in a second because obviously, yeah, that's exactly it, Jordan is. telling me to move forward, so yes obviously it could be a challenge, we like to take care of them in every way obviously mind, body and soul and we actually have a lot of very sweaty workouts from coach Valvo which has been fantastic, We have our food plants. meal prep and shopping lists that can be accessed on our new platform, which I hope you guys really enjoy and then of course we have Coach Mooney doing our yoga for true relaxation but also for recovery but the side that I really wanted. um presenting was also the mental side, mindfulness to be more specific um and being aware, well that's a good question, what does that mean?

But it's something that I think is really important, especially during the pandemic. I think we have all realized it. I know being away from other people not being able to stay in touch with other people, yes, mental health is a really important issue and certainly in these busy lives that we have, it's something that we should be more proactive about, so guys we have a new trainer for you yes I heard you say a new one we have more yes in addition to the workouts yoga and meal plans we are now introducing mindfulness and we have another elizabeth elizabeth hill coming on board as our new coach. to teach us a little bit more about mindfulness, we'll see if Elizabeth joins in here, hopefully she'll work out and she'll be able to tell us a little bit more about what that means and how we can incorporate it into our daily lives, Elizabeth. works hello hello how are you, I'm fine, it's nice to meet you here even after training yesterday, I know I'm still sweating, I'm still a little sore, but it was a lot of fun and then yoga.

Today was also a great way to relax and recover, but tell me what's the other way we can recover or certainly be more proactive in our lives. Mindfulness, what exactly does that mean? Well, mindfulness, I mean, like you said, peaks. They've already been dealing with their bodies, dealing with their souls in such epic ways, so it seems like it's time to incorporate a little mindfulness that will just help you connect with your mind a little more. And I think this word mindfulness can be mysterious and maybe a little intimidating to some people and can be associated with sitting for long periods of time.periods of time with eyes closed.

And that's part of it, but really for us it's It's just going to be about connecting to the present moment on purpose, that's really how it is and anyone can be aware, if you can breathe, you can be aware, um, and if you're like me, it's very easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle. of life and everything we have to do and mindfulness just gives us the ability to slow down and just connect and that can actually help make our lives more productive, less stressful and even more enjoyable and I know that, as people at the top you guys like to have fun so that's going to be a really good element yeah and we work hard too so this is a great way to recover not only, as you say, physically but also mentally for sure , and the program will be really simple, I think it will fit wonderfully with the amazing program you already have and I will guide you every step of the way each month.

I will give you very simple practices that will just help you connect with yourself and connect to the moment and I will also give you food for thought and some great ways to develop a deeper relationship with yourself and your world and even some tools to help you have more of the life you want, so it can't be bad, right? like you're going to change our lives, I love it, I think it's very important, because we do, we as speakers also work very hard, you know, we train a lot, we, you know, we work on our food preparation and all this . things, but maybe we never take time for ourselves and reflect on what we've accomplished, but also like you said, we live busy lives, I know that personally, especially with social networking etc, it kind of takes over of our lives, so it's great to set aside some time for yourself and really focus and reflect, so I'm really excited for you to join.

Well, exactly, we have a great team and I hope you know that next time it will be like that. In person we may do a few sessions together but really thank you for joining us and we can't wait to get stuck in and I'm sure the voyeurs will be very excited too. Thanks, voyeurs, it's me. I'm very excited, I just want you all to know that you are very inspiring to me and I am very grateful to be able to be a part of this platform with you, so thank you for welcoming me, you are the best.

I've seen the comments on here, I love it and I know our peaks will love you too so thank you very much and yes we will catch up very soon and start incorporating all of this into the calendar very soon. so thank you very much and greetings, happy

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, I guess greetings, greetings, bye everyone, see you soon, fierce applause, now let me see guys, it wasn't that amazing, so yeah, we have another amazing coach joining us imparting some wisdom, right? Great, I know you guys are really going to love that and we're something we really wanted to bring into npc and yeah, I think we have a great addition so enjoy, I'll give our other one one last chance. chosen charity members that feed America, see if I can make this work because I really want you to hear from them too, just listen to the other charity that you guys have been supporting this year, so let me see if I can give it to you . one last invitation, if not, we understand, obviously, it's probably my technology, my technical skills are not up to standards, maybe that's what we should do next time with mpc, give me some, give me some online tutorials, like this Yes, obviously we have heard from us. uh global network of food banks that works around the world, uh, feeding America, obviously, it's more specific to the United States, um, we're, we're expanding, um, not just in the exercise series, but also in yoga and mindfulness, um, we have a lot to offer you guys, uh. in the future I feel like this is not going to work unfortunately, yes, I am very sorry, I would love for you to listen to Feeding America.

What I'm going to do is maybe we'll have a little video of those guys and they can tell you a little bit more about the work that they do. I'm so sorry, I really wanted to introduce you, but you know we do it because we overcome any problem we face. Challenges, I'm so sorry for feeding America and Elizabeth. She was going to tell us a little more about this, but like I said, we'll hear from him soon, so don't worry. Guys, what an incredible but challenging year. but you know that it has been very inspiring to see them work, their effort, their dedication and the progress that they have all posted in our Facebook group and on their forums.

I really appreciate your support. Look at the charities and work we are supporting. They know we've already raised over five million dollars for charities, five million dollars and they're not only sweating, they're feeling better. Making new friends, I really can't thank you enough, so keep up the good work we're going to keep up. Working we are going to continue to challenge you and also surprise you so like I said we have more surprises this year thanks to all the charity partners thanks to all our peepers you guys are great I hope next year we will be in person.

I promise I'll lie down in my shirt next time and maybe turn on the lights, take good care of yourselves, you get it, it's been a great weekend, and remember, post your pictures, we want to see your pictures of your God suits, your recipes. We're going to include two of them in our next nutrition brochure, so there's nothing left to say, but we love you peepers, thank you, thank you to our entire team, jordana, alex josh, everyone, everyone, back, uh, in the npc base, too, you guys are awesome, cheers, have a great gallery afternoon slime java and we'll see you next year hopefully in person, much love now, how do I fix this?