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]

10:06 AM on 05/05/2009

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

We are lucky.

[grf67]

05:29 AM on 05/04/2009

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

[kltp]

12:22 PM on 05/02/2009

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]

04:52 PM on 05/02/2009

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]

10:10 AM on 05/05/2009

I feel sorry for you.

[Drhank]

05:25 PM on 04/30/2009

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]

09:25 AM on 05/01/2009

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

[24kgold]

02:43 PM on 05/01/2009

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

[Zen0469]

04:45 PM on 04/30/2009

Michelle Obama and Jill Biden; admirable ladies both.

Thanks to a wise electorate.

[roshni]

07:36 PM on 04/30/2009

hear hear.

[BlueZoo]

03:35 PM on 04/30/2009

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]

02:42 PM on 04/30/2009

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

[macklin081]

11:57 AM on 04/30/2009

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

[MiddleAmerican510]

05:50 PM on 05/01/2009

Do you really believe thats?

[timafi]

11:45 AM on 04/30/2009

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

[jeniferdaniels]

08:40 AM on 04/30/2009

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]

12:45 AM on 04/30/2009

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

[LaurieAnn]

01:05 PM on 04/30/2009

Yes, Michelle holds it all doesn't she.

[roshni]

07:37 PM on 04/30/2009

She is all of that. The best.

[Stilts9]

11:33 PM on 04/29/2009

Michelle is the absolute best.

[AngieMom57]

09:01 PM on 04/29/2009

"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]

10:20 PM on 04/29/2009

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

[Jonahson]

01:17 AM on 04/30/2009

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

[BlueZoo]

03:31 PM on 04/30/2009

Absolutely love the quote! Thanks!

[Jonahson]

07:54 PM on 04/29/2009

Keep it up Michelle!

[Weirdwriter]

07:38 PM on 04/29/2009

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.