by ~~ Sarina ~~
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August 12, 2006

Free Rice Donated while building your Vocabulary

November 04, 2007 03:04 PM EST (Updated: November 04, 2007 03:33 PM EST)
views: 98 | comments: 45

Here is a site to test your vocabulary.  For every word you get right they donate 10 grains of rice which is distibuted by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP).  Check out the link:

http://www.freerice.com/index.php

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Comments: 45

Ashley B. Nov 4, 2007, 3:07pm EST
really cool, thanks for sharing
Elaine B. Nov 4, 2007, 3:29pm EST
Thanks for sharing!
Shaunee C. Nov 4, 2007, 3:50pm EST
That is really neat thanks for sharing.
brenda c. Nov 4, 2007, 4:16pm EST
Sarina, that was fun. i love anything that has to do with words. had to stop at 1040 grains.
Fran S. Nov 4, 2007, 4:35pm EST
it'd be nice if they really do donate food (rice) for the hungry
Carol Lloyd Nov 4, 2007, 5:23pm EST
thanks for sharing.
Visionaerie B. Nov 4, 2007, 5:42pm EST
Could we throw in Condoleezza as a bonus gift after we get to a certain level? Just checking. I'm just more than a little skeptical of the UN -- I'd prefer something like Oxfam if I were doing the donating. Any group that wants a global tax / confiscation of guns, definitely makes me look in a different direction for world charity. Thanks for posting this!
Charlotte Babb Maven-Fairy Godmother Nov 4, 2007, 6:47pm EST
Cheap as rice is, couldn't they donate like a half-pound or so, enough for a person to live on for one day? Ah well, I'll play along I guess.
Brenda (square peg in a round hole) H. Nov 4, 2007, 7:18pm EST
Thanks for the link Sarina.
Karl Leuba Nov 4, 2007, 7:34pm EST
Such fun, a 43 must mean something, and I feel pretty good for the 1400 plus grains of rice I donated. It was great when the ones I got wrong came up for a second try.
~~ Sarina ~~ Nov 4, 2007, 7:42pm EST
It would be nice if they would donate something other than rice, but even rice is a start.
Lisa (I love loons) C. Nov 4, 2007, 11:24pm EST
That was alot of fun!!! My son and I enjoyed doing this together. It was nice to do it with him as a joint project. Thanks for sending this.
Kathy W. Nov 5, 2007, 12:08am EST
I am in, and sending it off to my kids and their friends.
Wilka
Kathy W. Nov 5, 2007, 1:00am EST
1500, What fun! (Look for the ROOT word, Kathy, the ROOT!) Man, I wish I remembered (or was ever taught) Latin!

and I'm playing it again tomorrow! (I'm hoping I can do that?) I also sent it to my eMail family...and they're all Chatty-Kathys...they'll help get it out and visable.
Thanks, Karl. Worthy endeavor, and lots of fun.
Wilka
Mark Lange Nov 5, 2007, 1:15am EST
Great! Thanks for the post!~
Mark Lange Nov 5, 2007, 2:14am EST
Your donation
total is 3650 grains of rice.
Diana Raabe Nov 5, 2007, 10:31am EST
Hmmm, interesting!
Diana Raabe Nov 5, 2007, 2:54pm EST
4,090 -- it's addictive...
Janet "Jax" B. Nov 5, 2007, 5:13pm EST
Thanks.
Sophiya S. Nov 5, 2007, 8:38pm EST
great cause
The Red Headed Witch of Gather G. Nov 5, 2007, 9:09pm EST
thanks for sharing
Lauren C. Nov 6, 2007, 6:45pm EST
I'm giving up while my vocabulary level is at 45... :) I don't have time for this "time vampire" in November! Remind us on December 1, after NaNoWriMo is over! :)
Jaye S. Nov 6, 2007, 7:51pm EST
great post, thanks!
M & M. Nov 7, 2007, 6:55pm EST
Great, thanks for sharing sugar.
Heidianna "Coriander" T. Nov 8, 2007, 9:44am EST
Wow, that's an interesting idea! I'll check it out!
Melanie B. Nov 8, 2007, 7:33pm EST
Sarina~ how kewl =) Thanks for sharing this link.
TTFN
Connie C. Nov 8, 2007, 7:58pm EST
ON My Way now.
LeeAnn D. Nov 9, 2007, 9:06am EST
Only 10 grains? Hope everyone's vocabulary is good. lol
Fun way to be able to help out and a learning experience to=boot.
becky soccer mom x1 p. Nov 11, 2007, 5:22pm EST
this is great 10 grains doesn't seem like much, but everything will help
Rita j. Nov 11, 2007, 5:36pm EST
great article
Mariana T. Nov 11, 2007, 7:42pm EST
thank you for sharing this, Sarina. Salud.
Victoria H. Nov 11, 2007, 10:08pm EST
Very interesting! I'm heading over there now. Neat to see how decent my vocabularly is. LOL
Victoria H. Nov 11, 2007, 10:11pm EST
Well I donated 200 grains of rice and my vocabularly level is 33 (whatever that means! LOL).
Victoria H. Nov 11, 2007, 10:16pm EST
Okay, this is addictive! You should have said it was!! LOLOL I've now donated over 500 grains of rice.
Lynn H. Nov 12, 2007, 5:07pm EST
That is neat I am going to repost this so that we together can help
M & M. Nov 14, 2007, 4:59pm EST
Thanks for sharing, very cool.
Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. Nov 14, 2007, 7:41pm EST
Cool!
~~ Sarina ~~ Nov 14, 2007, 8:26pm EST
Feel free to repost this one!
Barbara B. Nov 14, 2007, 9:42pm EST
Hi Sarina, I did 700 on Dans and 550 on LL Merles. I love
challenges when it comes to words. Love ya'
Barbara B. Nov 14, 2007, 10:41pm EST
700 for you Sarina
necee t. Nov 15, 2007, 3:35pm EST
yay, i got 700 grains of rice... cool...
~~ Sarina ~~ Nov 15, 2007, 5:24pm EST
I keep going back to the site on a daily basis.
Mike T. Jun 23, 2008, 7:37am EDT
Checkout AIDtoCHILDREN.com, it donates money to children in need through World Vision.
Elizabeth S. Dec 14, 2008, 3:30pm EST
I love this. I can't picture how much 1000 grains of rice would be, so I keep going and going.

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