Paula Dierenfeld, mayor of Johnston, Iowa, has challenged the community to donate to the Johnston Partnership's food pantry by pledging to run a mile for every bag of food or $10 donation. This year, the community has challenged her to run 316 miles before Valentine's day. The mayor typically runs 10 miles a day, and her challenge raised $3200 worth of food in December alone. Dierenfeld's efforts have raised awareness to the need in the community, and she doesn't plan on stopping any time soon.
This article was not only published to raise awareness of the mayor's good deeds, but also to also raise awareness of the opportunity for local readers to participate in the community's food drive. This article was posted on a local news website, so its audience is primarily located in Iowa, where the story takes place. An optimistic and heartwarming story, this article has a positive effect on its readers.
This can synthesize to the American citizens' voluntary efforts to conserve food for the war effort in WWI inspired by Herbert Hoover, head of the Food Administration.
http://whotv.com/2017/02/13/metro-mayor-runs-more-than-300-miles-to-help-food-pantry/
It's really interesting how this relates to food rationing in WWI. It shows how encouragement by public figures can really motivate the public to do good things.
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