Merck finds fighting hunger sticks to its corporate ribs  on
November 29, 2008 at 3:01 PM, updated November 29, 2008 at 3:08
PM  There are lots of problems in the world, and Merck is
already working on some of them -- cancer, diabetes, HIV -- but
during the past year, the company added a long-standing social
issue to its list of causes. It's spending time and money to
help fight hunger in communities across the United States.
Ellen Lambert, who helps decide where the giant drugmaker will
direct its philanthropic efforts, recently explained why hunger
became a target and shared some of her philosophy about
corporate giving.  Why did Merck take up the problem of hunger?
Hunger is very complex. It's an issue that affects all of us. It
affects our communities. It affects families of people who work
at Merck. It affects families who live next door to people who
work at Merck. It affects communities that we drive through on
our way to work.  The first thing we did was look at the easiest
ways to get involved, whi