rice to the occasion

by Diane Lofshult

Food for Thought:

No, that’s not a typo. By merely clicking onto a website called www.freerice.com, you can make a difference in the world and help feed the hungry across the globe. Oh, and you just may improve your own vocabulary in the process! The website features a vocabulary test in which users match words to their synonyms. For every correctly chosen synonym, the sponsors of the site donate 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program. Since launching the site in late 2007, the sponsors have donated a whopping 58 billion grains of rice.