7) Get better at scrabble (My game has only increased since freerice)
 

dude! I almost just posted this on my blog. I love this site as well!
 

We challenged Prof. Horst to this before lunch. After lunch he had reached 50- they were some pretty weird words.
 

Hope you had a happy thanksgiving, Paul.

We miss seeing you and Brooke around each week!

B
 

HI This Jenna Brookes cousin..and i was just wondering how she was doing. there isnt much about her here.
 

Feed hungry people? If you win 10 grains every 10 seconds and never miss, it will take you about 27 hours to win one solitary pound of short-grain rice (100,000 grains per pound). Since this site started, the 4 billion grains donated are only about 400 bags (100# bags). And it used up the equivalent of 55 YEARS of full-time work to get those bags. Also, I read that the person who owns this site is running it as a "for profit" site, not a 501c3 and is not obligated to reveal anything. Depending on how the advertisers pay, the owner could be making a dollar for every penny of rice that is purchased.

As a vocabulary builder, you decide if this is worth your time. As a way to use your time wisely for charity, it is kind of like buying bottled water. ;)
 

Kerry~ thanks for your insight. it is really interesting to see that all layed out...definitely makes you think...
 

I found this slickdeals and use it as a tool in my English classes. It's great for learning root words and prefixes. The kids loved it. And for no other reason than it might keep them off of myspace for about two seconds, it's worth it.
 

According to the BBC, enough rice has already been donated (in less than 2 months) to feed 50,000 people for 1 day. While that may seem insignificant, I doubt it is to those 50,000 people who didn't go to sleep hungry for one night.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7088447.stm

Also interesting is that the developer of this site is the same guy who developed poverty.com AND thehungersite.com. The connection with The World Food Programme also makes this contribution seem legit.