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Vocabulary Game Promotes Hunger Awareness Save Email Print
Posted: 6:20 PM May 12, 2008
Last Updated: 6:20 PM May 12, 2008
Reporter: CNN
Email Address: news@kbtx.com

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It's not your usual internet game... and not your usual winning outcome.
Free rice is a vocabulary game that helps deliver rice to countries in need.

For each correct word chosen in the multiple choice game, sponsors donate twenty grains of rice to combat world hunger, through the world food programme.
So far, according to the site, the World Food Programme's total donations is almost 32 billion grains of rice.

To play, just click on the link below.
But a word of caution, the game can be addicting.


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Posted by: BD Location: cs, tx on May 12, 2008 at 11:41 PM
Thank you for posting this website! Good work!

Posted by: KH Location: College Station on May 12, 2008 at 06:34 PM
EVERY day I "donate" 1000 grains. My vocabulary has increased, people are fed, and it's fun. Most of my friends have joined in. By the way, most words have a "sound" symbol so you can hear the correct pronunciation. Great for this native Texan who knows a lot of words (liberal arts education), but has a THICK Texas accent and is not sure enough of the pronunciation to use some words in coversation (Just in case an archaic word for obscure terms for horse tack is ever needed, I'm ready! Most words are useful and not overspecialized.) Enjoy!

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