Halloween’s around the corner and I have struggled with the idea of handing out corn syrup laden candy to the children in my neighborhood. Last year I opted out, but have always enjoyed seeing the many kids who come to my house for treats. This year, facing the same decision, I decided to give the money I would have spent on candy to famine relief for drought stricken East Africa. There are millions of people, more than half of them children, who need food, shelter and medicine. There are many organizations that could use our help to feed the starving and displaced of this region of the world. If the kids in my neighborhood are disappointed when they come to my house, I hope their parents take a moment to read this to them.