Since 1992, American Express has partnered with Share Our Strength® – contributing more than $30 million – to fight childhood hunger. “For the 19th consecutive year, American Express is a national sponsor of Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation,” says Curtis Wilson, vp and gm, restaurant industries. “Our support means that 100% of the ticket price is devoted to this vital cause.”

All funds raised at Taste of the Nation events will benefit the No Kid Hungry campaign, a national effort to end childhood hunger in America by 2015. Through No Kid Hungry, Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit, works with community organizations fighting hunger, teaches families how to cook healthy meals on a budget, builds public-private partnerships – nationally and at state levels – to end hunger and ensures that children from many low-income families are enrolled in federal nutrition programs.

Since 1988, Taste of the Nation events have raised more than $73 million towards eliminating childhood hunger. To join with the 3,000+ chefs, mixologists, and restaurateurs who will participate by donating their time, talent, and specialties to the events in 40 cities this spring and summer, visit tasteofthenation.org.

To learn about other ways to share your strength to end hunger in America, visit strength.org or call (800) 969-4767. And look for The Great American Dine Out this fall – September 19-25 – which also supports No Kid Hungry. During this week-long national event, which involves thousands of restaurants and millions of consumers, participating restaurateurs select the way they want to contribute (e.g., a percentage of sales, the sale of a specific menu item).