Lauren Bush's FEED Foundation Feeds Hungry Children Worldwide

FEED Foundation Bags Now Available at Whole Foods Markets

Fashion model Lauren Bush is using her celebrity status for a worthy cause. In 2007, Lauren Bush along with Ellen Gustafson founded the FEED Foundation projects on behalf of the United Nations World Food Program. She had come up with the idea when she was a student at Princeton University. As a sophomore in 2005, she had traveled to Chad as a student ambassador for the UN World Food Program.

This experience inspired her to dedicate her efforts to combating world hunger. The FEED Foundation sells FEED bags. Portions from the sales go to the UN World Food Program to feed hungry children worldwide. In 2007, the FEED Foundation managed to feed 40,000 children.

FEED 100 bags are now available at Whole Foods Markets. Each bag will provide 100 school meals to children in Rwanda. The UN World Food Program has fed 290,000 children in Rwanda. Inspired by the sacks of rice she saw being delivered by the World Food Program, the bags are made of burlap. The bags are made of organic materials and can be reused as shopping bags. The bags are wonderfully greener alternative to paper and plastic. They also make an interesting fashion statement.

Born in 1984, Lauren Bush is the daughter of Neil and Sharon Bush. She is also the niece of President George W. Bush and the granddaughter of George H.W. Bush. Lauren Bush is a graduate of Princeton University where she majored in anthropology.

She has also studied fashion design at Parsons the New School for Design and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. As a fashion model, Lauren Bush is signed with Elite Model Management and has been featured in Vogue, Vanity Fair, and has modeled for Tommy Hilfiger. She is currently dating David Lauren, son of Ralph Lauren.

It is inspiring to see a young public figure using her celebrity status for a worthy cause.

Sources:

http://thefeedfoundation.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Bush