HCWvsHunger 2024: A Global Effort to End Food Insecurity

Since 2020, #HCWvsHunger annual competition has raised over $2.3 million to combat food insecurity and support hunger relief efforts worldwide.

Dr. Angela Weyand and Dr. Tatiana Prowell started the #HCWvsHunger competition in 2020 to fight food insecurity and support those struggling with hunger around the world. In 2021, the team expanded to include teenage volunteers, bringing even more energy and support to the cause. By 2022, they had raised more money than in both 2020 and 2021 combined! So far, #HCWvsHunger has raised over $2.3 million for food banks and hunger relief organizations, making a real impact in the fight against hunger.

In 2024, generous supporters have raised a total of $812,662.

Top 5 leaderboard teams based on their total amounts:

1. #KidVengers – $263,209
2. #DiagnoseAndTreats – $241,594
3. #BladesNBougiesPEEPS – $83,402
4. #meal-ioidosis – $57,806
5. #ComfortFood – $39,791

Discussions and posts highlighting HCWvsHunger 2024:

HCWvsHunger:

“The new list of HCW vs Hunger teams and their current totals following merges is now posted online at HCW vs Hunger dot org.

The 2024 Chaos Grenade known as the Rise By Lifting challenge is in the screenshot below. May you be known for your generosity, MedSky. Good luck!”

Tatiana Prowell:

“Brief user guide to HCW vs Hunger:

Who: Healthcare workers and anyone who wants to fight hunger with us
What: friendly annual competition between MedTwitter teams to see who can raise the most for food banks/hunger orgs
When: 11/28-12/3
Where: HCWvsHunger.org
Why: 47M people in the US alone and about 1 in 10 worldwide have Food Insecurity. Healthcare workers are helpers and doers.

Check out our origin story, history, FAQs, current teams & leaderboard, & merch store at HCWvsHunger.org.

How: It’s easy!

– Donate to any org fighting hunger (find a local food bank)
– Screenshot receipt
– Log donation for a MedTwitter team at HCWvsHunger.org
– Tell your fam/friends about HCW vs Hunger on social media (and off)!

Finally, the OncTwitter multidisciplinary team (radiology, PathTwitter, RadOnc, and Med Onc) for 2024 HCW vs Hunger is called Diagnose And Treats (Get it? Treats). We hope you’ll log your donation for our team.”

“In honor of my dad, 2 time cancer survivor, I donated today to HCW vs Hunger’s onc team Diagnose And Treats.

The last time I bought tix to visit for the holidays, my dad ended up in the hospital in another state. How it started (5 yrs ago). How it’s going (today).

Specifically, I donated to World Central Kitchen to honor their mission and their lost aid workers.”

Fumiko Ladd Chino:

“Can I get my radonc family to support their community (and ALSO our HCWvsHunger fundraising drive)?

It’s easy!

– YOU choose where your money goes (local, state, national, international)
–  Take a snap of the receipt
– Log the donation for Diagnose And Treats Spread the word!”

Tatiana Prowell:

“Donated to Maryland Food Bank on behalf of HCW vs Hunger Team Comfort Food for the Rise By Lifting Chaos Grenade because I’ve been so inspired all year by The 3 wishes project, which brings dignity and meaning to patients and families at the end of life.”

Angela Weyand:

“6th trivia challenge.

In 2022, one amazing participant hula hooped for a million hours to raise $ for HCW vs Hunger.

1st team to name the hooper, how much he raised, the song he hooped to on a viral video, what team and what charity he supported, gets $400 from me.”

Fumiko Ladd Chino:

“So excited for the Chaos Grenade RISE by Lifting challenge bc now I get to donate to Kid Vengers for HCW vs Hunger without the guilt and put my name in for this gorgeous iris painting by Jill Horan!!

Who’s with me??”

Tatiana Prowell:

“One final donation to Baltimore Hunger Project (BHP) for HCW vs Hunger Rise By Lifting Chaos Grenade logged for Kid Vengers. BHP discreetly tucks weekend meals into the bag of students from food-insecure homes. They understand the assignment, just like KidVengers.”

Robyn Cohen:

“For those who are new to HCW vs Hunger: Since 2020, teams of healthcare workers have been competing to out-donate one another to fight hunger locally and globally – it’s kind and competitive, all at the once! Join us! (And help the Peds Team Kid Vengers take back the title!)”