John breen free rice biography samples

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        1. Ingenious.
        2. The amount donated by , founded by the United States fundraising pioneer John Breen, reached 1,,, grains yesterday, 32 days.
        3. John Breen, a computer programmer, developed the Internet game to teach vocabulary and help fight hunger.
        4. The site is the brainchild of computer programmer John Breen, who originally designed it to help his teenage sons prepare for their college.
        5. FreeRice runs the site at no profit," says the answer.

          6. John Breen, a computer programmer, developed the Internet game to teach vocabulary and help fight hunger.!

          The World Food Programme announced Saturday that Berkman Award Winner John Breen has expanded FreeRice to include more games; and he will be collaborating with the Berkman Center on further developing and supporting FreeRice.

          Here is the press release from the World Food Programme:

          Rome, 31 August 2008 - The FreeRice web vocabulary phenomenon that has captured the imagination of millions of people around the world has now turned its attention to an exciting range of new games encompassing art, maths, language and chemistry.

          “FreeRice has shown that a simple click of a mouse can do so much to help a hungry world,” said the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Director of Communications, Nancy Roman.

          “For the user, it’s fun, it’s free, and it allows them to make a difference.”

          Since its launch in October 2007, FreeRice has been a runaway success, attracting a growing number of users to its ingenious vocabulary game that generates a donation of rice to the WFP for every co