Posted November 1, 2007 Not a freebie for you I'm afraid, but this time a unique idea for donating rice to charity. The best part? You learn a little from doing it. http://www.freerice.com Answer the questions right and donate 10 grains of rice each time you do so. And damn, it gets hard. I donated 1170 grains of rice and got to Vocab Level 36. Have fun! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 1, 2007 I've donated 660 grains of rice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 1, 2007 That's actually a really good site, it's good that it'll make a difference if enough people do it too. I'm on vocabulary level 38 and I'm on 1100 grains of rice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 1, 2007 2000 grains of rice =] And they weren't actually that hard! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 1, 2007 Let's see, 5000 grains of rice donated by us so far is how many packs? Not a clue, but it's a great initiative, and it helps to know that I've fed some people in Africa...or something :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 1, 2007 I wish they'd do this kind of thing at my local take-away. They wouldn't lose out on much either, everyones thick round here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 1, 2007 their must be like 3000 grains of rice in a pack? Their a bit stingy with it aint they *i donated 770 so far * Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 1, 2007 270 so far but I might as well do it while I'm working! Got to vocab level 40...Some pretty random words there!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 1, 2007 I have donated 1380 grains of rice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 1, 2007 Donated 2290 grains of rice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 1, 2007 I donated 1010, and a friend I sent a link to did 500. We'll probably both go back to it, we both found it addictive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 1, 2007 I just did another 700 or so. This site is brilliant! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 1, 2007 More than 6000. I barely know any of the words though. And for some words I've never even heard of the explanations they give... >.>; Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 1, 2007 I got to 200 odd then got bored. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 1, 2007 Got to 460, this is hard... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 1, 2007 Just got past 2000....This is much more fun than homework. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 2, 2007 Can't 'they' just give them rice anyway? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 2, 2007 I purposely got them all wrong just so I don't feed anyone. (Ok, maybe I did get to 900, but shush, I'm supposed to be inhuman). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 2, 2007 Can't 'they' just give them rice anyway? If FreeRice has the rice to give, why not give it all away right now? FreeRice is not sitting on a pile of rice―you are earning it 10 grains at a time. Here is how it works. When you play the game, advertisements appear on the bottom of your screen. The money generated by these advertisements is then used to buy the rice. So by playing, you generate the money that pays for the rice donated to hungry people. And....... FreeRice has two goals: Provide English vocabulary to everyone for free. Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free. This is made possible by the sponsors who advertise on this site. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 2, 2007 Got to 2660. Doing it while dying in between Halo. I die a lot... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
