The 2011 Summertime Hunger Challenge
THE RESULTS of the 2011 Summer Time Hunger Challenge
Thank you to all who participated in the 2011 Summer Time Hunger Challenge! $2125 was raised to help feed people globally and that was matched with 425 kilograms of rice for our local food bank by Save-On-Foods, (Abbotsford/Sumas Store)
Special thanks to team Captains:
Sandy Pollard, Dan Wall, Lianna Born, Lark Macdonald, Pam and Sean Riley, Graestone Ready Mix, The Peary Family, Big Brothers. Big Sisters – FV, Big Steel Box Co., Justin Ott, Amy Klassen , Craven-Huston-Powers Architects, The Sawatsky Family, Pacific Life Chiropractic, Canada Post/R Sawatsky and Prospera Credit Union
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Summer is here and we’re wishing everyone a safe, fun and generous time. But, at the same time we want to remember that millions of people are struggling daily for nutritious food to feed their families. Recently on the news we’ve heard about the drought occuring in Eastern Africa…the worst in 60 years!! One of our 2011 Global Projects is in Ethiopia and a portion of the funds will go towards helping famine-stricken families – plus these funds (for Ethiopia) will be matched by our Canadian Government!
We’re looking for people to help us in our Summertime Hunger Challenge. Will you be one of them?
Be a captian of a team and just invite 9 of your friends to join you in donating $5 each. Save-On-Foods (Abbotsford Sumas Store) will match every $50 donated with 10 kgs of rice (up to 1000 kgs) for local food bank needs.
Imagine, if 100 people do this, we’ll reach our goals of $5,000 to be sent to our 2011 Global projects (Ethiopia -famine relief, Cambodia, Tanzania and Mexico) and 1000 kilograms of rice for local needs.
Consider challening your group of friends, your family members at a family gathering, people you work with, your neighbours…and how about challenging someone else to be a captain with their connections? Just $5 each is all it takes for you and your friends to be heros to the hungry this summer.
Donate online via Canada Helps (our online method of donating with your credit card)- use the donate button at the top of the page…under Fund/Designation you’ll see the Summertime Hunger Challenge.
Or, send us a cheque to Hunger Response Int., The Summer Time Hunger Challenge, PO Box 2514, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6R3. Let us know your team’s name and we’ll publish it in our Thank You at the end of summer!
Print off a poster SUMMER TIME HUNGER CHALLENGE – sof
to share or save it to send to your friends. Sign up on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Hunger-Response-International/176183465744621ENGE or create your own project.
Donations can be made through Canada Helps – thedonate button at the top of this page – or you can mail your donation to Hunger Response Int. PO Box 2514, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6R3. Thanks for helping!
When people work together, each giving a little, great things can be accomplished!