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	It started with an enormous commitment to End Childhood Hunger in Connecticut.&nbsp; Pierrette Comulada pondered the huge challenge set before her and for a few weeks cast about for a BIG idea to inspire and motivate her team.&nbsp; And then, in an intimate moment between Mother and child at bedtime as she read Judi Barrett&#39;s classic children&#39;s story, "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs", she gasped a little.&nbsp; Her son looked up, "What&#39;s wrong Mommy?"&nbsp;</p>
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	Pierrette came to me before our next meeting and asked if she could run an idea by me.&nbsp; "I was reading "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" to my son and it suddenly occurred to me that this book would be a fabulous theme for our event!&nbsp; What do you think?"&nbsp; I paused for a moment, my mind racing and then blurted, "BRILLIANT!"&nbsp; It says everything for us visually!&nbsp; It connects food, kids and Share Our Strength&#39;s vision!&nbsp; I LOVE IT!"</p>
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	From that moment all of the elements began to fall into place.&nbsp; Huge blow ups of the illustrations, cloudy mobiles raining meatballs onto the symbolic connection to Yale with their umbrellas would transform the Hall into a magical world where No KID HUNGRY could become a reality in Connecticut!</p>
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	Judi Barrett loved the idea and generously offered up her brilliant story to End Childhood hunger.&nbsp; Simon and Schuster got behind our mission.&nbsp; Yale University became convinced it was the right thing to do.&nbsp; Mobiles came to my mind.&nbsp; A very modest man who works with HUGE images everyday became inspired to make the book Larger Than Life.&nbsp; A stay at home mother with a little girl offered her help and crafted 250 magical meatballs.&nbsp; A tradesman donated piping and and architect supplied foam core.&nbsp; A lighting designer offered rope and lighting and "high wire" skills.&nbsp; A young entrepreneur offered up a warehouse of furniture, along with many hands to set the stage. Volunteers turned out to install this fantasy allowing me to turn Pierrette&#39;s&nbsp; "AHA!" moment into a reality.</p>
