Word Smiths Raise Cash for the Hungry

Sharpen your mind and indulge your charitable impulse all with one click at a website that is gaining popularity around the world. Freerice.com generates advertising dollars when you play the game. Companies like Time/Life, Macy’s, iTunes, and American Express are some of the contributors. Each correct answer means 10 grains of rice. By playing, you help raise the money that pays for the rice donated to hungry people.

Here’s a look at the game has done since October 7, 2007, freerice.com’s launch date:

Total Donations by Day

Date	Grains of Rice
7 October 2007	830
8 October 2007	5,670
9 October 2007	76,020
10 October 2007	287,960
11 October 2007	4,584,100
12 October 2007	3,541,350
13 October 2007	3,194,630
14 October 2007	4,343,350
15 October 2007	6,403,920
16 October 2007	6,645,520
17 October 2007	12,157,010
18 October 2007	26,703,160
19 October 2007	40,373,060
20 October 2007	16,175,550
21 October 2007	13,276,900
22 October 2007	26,881,930
23 October 2007	30,423,770
24 October 2007	37,670,700
25 October 2007	30,819,620
26 October 2007	29,607,480
27 October 2007	37,056,070
28 October 2007	42,153,550
29 October 2007	48,720,340
30 October 2007	56,893,100
31 October 2007	59,167,790
1 November 2007	52,142,290
2 November 2007	45,925,390
3 November 2007	45,760,870
4 November 2007	48,038,530
5 November 2007	53,847,080
6 November 2007	73,566,480
7 November 2007	75,201,580
8 November 2007	77,126,310
9 November 2007	63,253,810
10 November 2007	122,377,240
	___________
	1,194,402,960

Money for rice is donated to the United Nations World Food Program.