In an article at Parade you can read about Sarah Michelle Gellar and her thoughts and collaberation with "No Kid Hungry"
http://parade.com/380374/rachelwein...-gellar-on-no-kid-hungry-breakfast-and-buffy/
It's a longer article but here are a few snippets in case you don't have the strenght to read the whole thing
What made you decide to become involved with No Kid Hungry? Is it a cause you were familiar with, or is it something that interested you once you became a mother?
"It’s an incredibly big passion of mine. Even though we had a little growing up my mother always taught me that you could make a difference to other people–even if it wasn’t financial. I’ve had so many opportunities to travel all around the world to help various causes. I traveled to Guatemala to raise awareness of Fair Trade and worked on building houses in Africa with Habitat for Humanity. But once you have children, your whole life shifts. I can’t just pick up and move somewhere with no electricity for two weeks. And I don’t want to, even if I could. My children have become my focus for me. In my 20s it was fun to travel everywhere, but when I had my children, my priority shifted to children here in America."
"You were in the spotlight from a very young age and grew up in a very different way than most kids. Do you think that has made you more or less sensitive to what is considered the normal lifestyle in this country for children?
Sarah Michelle Gellar: I think it all depends on the family–I don’t think how you grow up has to dictate what you are sympathetic or empathetic to. I think that so many people live in a bubble. And they think, “I’m barely scraping by. What can I do?” But the truth is that you can do so much if you really want to."
And on Buffy;
Can we talk about Buffy? What’s it like to be recognized for a character you played some years back? Is it fun/weird to have millions of people around the world still obsessed with said character?
Sarah Michelle Gellar: It’s incredible. We do what we do in the hope that we have an impact and hope it’s something people remember. I feel incredibly lucky. Find me an actor who says that they do what they do in the hopes of being forgotten. I doubt that Harrison Ford says that he wishes people would finally forget about Indiana Jones or Star Wars.
(...)
I’m extremely appreciative that I have this ability to reach people. And they trust me and they feel that we can all make the difference together. It takes all of us to help and help these kids.
Read more at Parade.com
http://parade.com/380374/rachelwein...-gellar-on-no-kid-hungry-breakfast-and-buffy/
It's a longer article but here are a few snippets in case you don't have the strenght to read the whole thing
What made you decide to become involved with No Kid Hungry? Is it a cause you were familiar with, or is it something that interested you once you became a mother?
"It’s an incredibly big passion of mine. Even though we had a little growing up my mother always taught me that you could make a difference to other people–even if it wasn’t financial. I’ve had so many opportunities to travel all around the world to help various causes. I traveled to Guatemala to raise awareness of Fair Trade and worked on building houses in Africa with Habitat for Humanity. But once you have children, your whole life shifts. I can’t just pick up and move somewhere with no electricity for two weeks. And I don’t want to, even if I could. My children have become my focus for me. In my 20s it was fun to travel everywhere, but when I had my children, my priority shifted to children here in America."
"You were in the spotlight from a very young age and grew up in a very different way than most kids. Do you think that has made you more or less sensitive to what is considered the normal lifestyle in this country for children?
Sarah Michelle Gellar: I think it all depends on the family–I don’t think how you grow up has to dictate what you are sympathetic or empathetic to. I think that so many people live in a bubble. And they think, “I’m barely scraping by. What can I do?” But the truth is that you can do so much if you really want to."
And on Buffy;
Can we talk about Buffy? What’s it like to be recognized for a character you played some years back? Is it fun/weird to have millions of people around the world still obsessed with said character?
Sarah Michelle Gellar: It’s incredible. We do what we do in the hope that we have an impact and hope it’s something people remember. I feel incredibly lucky. Find me an actor who says that they do what they do in the hopes of being forgotten. I doubt that Harrison Ford says that he wishes people would finally forget about Indiana Jones or Star Wars.
(...)
I’m extremely appreciative that I have this ability to reach people. And they trust me and they feel that we can all make the difference together. It takes all of us to help and help these kids.
Read more at Parade.com
