We will gather at noon to show that we can work together to bring the right ingredients for every child to reach their full potential. Many children still lack quality early childhood development services and affordable, secure housing. Meanwhile, many parents cannot find jobs that sustain their families above the poverty line, so families suffer from income insecurity. The traveler goes from door to door only to be told, We are poor and have no food to spare. Finally, the traveler calls together all of the villagers for a meal of stone soup.
People bring the traveler a large pot of water and build a fire.
In goes the stone. The traveler asks for a little salt and pepper. Someone runs to get some. By now the villagers curiosity is stirred. The traveler takes a taste, pronounces it is good.