26,000 children under the age of 5 die every day from preventable causes such as malnutrition, disease, poverty and hunger. Thats about 1 child every 3 seconds. To make matters worse, we were fortunate enough to be born in a country where we have more food than we know what to do with.A shortage of food is not the problem. The lack of awareness and people willing to help is the problem.
On Saturday, March 14, we're going 24 hours without food to catch a small glimpse of what people throughout the world experience every day. We'll learn some, play some, discuss some and help raise awareness in our community. Meet at the church at 6:00 on Saturday for our "Last meal," we'll spend the night, attend worship, and share a "Break-fast Meal" on Sunday at 6:30pm.
Anyone that would like to know how to contribute money to World Vision in honor of our cause, visit our group's Famine Page to make a donation.
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