Michelle Obama And Jill Biden Spend Afternoon Volunteering At DC Food Bank

WASHINGTON — First Lady Michelle Obama is making good on her promise to actively volunteer in the Washington area, bagging food for hungry children at a local food bank on her husband's 100th day in office.

Mrs. Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, joined more than 100 congressional spouses at the Capital Area Food Bank on Wednesday, passing out packages of wheat pasta and cans of pineapple as volunteers bagged 2,000 meals for low-income kids in the area.

This is the second time the first lady has volunteered for the hungry in the District of Columbia. In March, she served lunch to the homeless at a soup kitchen.

The event was sponsored by the food bank and Feeding America, a hunger relief group.

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Comments

[Genep34]

She is an extraordinary human being. As is her husband - and it seems the daughters will be too.

We are lucky.

[grf67]

How very unrepublican of her. This really does not fit the republican mantra of "you are on your own."

[kltp]

Real deal? Walks the talk? Because she donated a couple hours?
Is she actually trying to appear sincere as if she cares and understands --to people who have no food while she stands there is those almost $600 shoes?? If she walked the talk, she would wear normal shoes and feed a family for a month. Self-indulgent and phoney ---and apparently stupid --which I didn't think she was -- but to wear those to that event was stupid.

[generationyes]

Man, she's really give you dopes the fits!!!! She will continue to tie you into bitter knots of fury. Buckle up, baby. It's gonna be a GREAT 8 years (miserable for you). HA!

[Genep34]

I feel sorry for you.

[Drhank]

This is just anothe example of how The First Lady, like her husband, is "instinctually connected."
Voluntering is a great way to apply your "Care-giving" instinct, a tool that Mother Nature has given all of us and one that helps us thrive. I am glad that The First Lady uses "The Genius of Instinct."

[pc51]

"Instinctually connected" to those $540.00 designer sneakers she wore to the event. Makes Nancy Reagan look frugal.

[24kgold]

What do MICHELLE'S MONEY money have to do with volunteeri­ng????????­??????????­???

[Zen0469]

Michelle Obama and Jill Biden; admirable ladies both.

Thanks to a wise electorate.

[roshni]

hear hear.

[BlueZoo]

This is the second time since 1/20 that MO has done this - that we know of - and Mrs. Biden joining her provides us with two awesome role models. What saddens me is the MSM could only talk about MO's shoes, as if that was the important issue here!

[1differentdrummer]

Gotta say, these ladies impress the heck out of me. Lead by example. Wow, what a change.

[macklin081]

It took the women to do what President Obama is trying real hard to do with both houses, that is bring biapartisanship.

[MiddleAmerican510]

Do you really believe thats?

[timafi]

thank you First Lady O and Dr B and may god Bless you;your entire families and the entire cabinet

[jeniferdaniels]

you can't win for losing huh nutties?

this is a great thing and I am very proud that she is doing it - cameras or not.

remember, you'll want this same media coverage when your candidate runs in 2012

[2morrowKnight]

Michelle Obama is just incredible. A truly great feminist, mother, and professional.

[LaurieAnn]

Yes, Michelle holds it all doesn't she.

[roshni]

She is all of that. The best.

[pc51]

Yeah, great shopping skills! Love the $540.00 sneakers she had on. Must have been a tough half an hour with "the poor." She could have fed them all for the price of just one of her sneakers. Sacrifice, baby!

[MiddleAmerican510]

Yes, check out how much the Obamas give to charity.

[Stilts9]

Michelle is the absolute best.

[AngieMom57]

"Your life is your garden, your thoughts are the seeds. If your life isn't awesome, you've been watering the weeds". -Terry Prince

today's soapbox quote ;-) suri

[madHenry]

Now THAT'S kind of smarmy.... but I like it, God help me!

[Jonahson]

Good picture you've got there. What me worry!

[Jonahson]

Keep it up Michelle!

[Weirdwriter]

There was a time when "volunteering" depressed me. Maybe because under the safety-net chopping Bush Administration it just felt like sweeping sand off the beach.

The Obamas have encouraged me to look for something that I can genuinely feel is helping to make a difference.