Free Rice...Play!

I was reading archived blogs (yes, I am that bored...and procrastinating as well), and found the link to Free Rice on Tamara Eden's blog. A friend had turned me onto this site because she and I are freaks of nature who enjoyed English class, and she wanted to test my vocab skills.

Well, I have skills, how about you? Test your vocab skills at the site above, and feed hungry people as well. It's free, it's entertaining, it's a learning opportunity, and it's a mitzvah! What could be better?

Who pays for the donated rice?The rice is paid for by the advertisers whose names you see on the bottom of your vocabulary screen. This is regular advertising for these companies, but it is also something more. Through their advertising at FreeRice, these companies support both learning (free vocabulary for everyone) and reducing hunger (free rice for the hungry). We commend these companies for their participation at FreeRice.

If FreeRice has the rice to give, why not give it all away right now?FreeRice is not sitting on a pile of rice―you are earning it 20 grains at a time. Here is how it works. When you play the game, advertisements appear on the bottom of your screen. The money generated by these advertisements is then used to buy the rice. So by playing, you generate the money that pays for the rice donated to hungry people.

Does FreeRice make any money from this?
No, it does not. FreeRice runs the site at no profit.

(From FreeRICE's FAQs.)