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Hunger Week: Fast and Feast!

To end Hunger Week 2013, we will be holding a day long fast with a feast at the end to celebrate the completion of Hunger Week! Be sure to wear your yellow wristband so show your support to end hunger and raise awareness! We will be tabling during lunch hours next Monday thru Thursday, so pick up your wristbands then. Below are further details about the feast.

When?

Thursday May 3rd at 6:30pm

Where?

Lucas Patio on the 3^rd Floor

Why?

Delicious food for all from meat-eaters to pescatarians to vegetarians!

Raise awareness of hunger and show your support by wearing the yellow wristbands.

It is also a way to get involved with SCU’s newest club BTGAP, Bridging the Gap to Alleviating Poverty. The club has a lot of opportunities available for its members, so get involved now!

How do you get a spot at this delicious feast?

RSVP @ www.hungerweekfeast.eventbrite.com to confirm your place at the table!

We hope to see you there! Make sure to spread the word about Hunger Week by adding #scuhungerweek2013 to your Instagrams/Twitter/Facebook images of the events!

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Hunger Week; Volunteer to Bag Beans!

Want to directly help prevent hunger in your local community? As part of Hunger Week, you can volunteer to bag beans for our local farm workers! We will be redistributing 300 lbs. of pinto beans into portions of beans for a family of four and then taking them to local farms and handing them out to the workers.

When?

Wednesday May 22^nd from 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Where?

The Forge!

Why?

You can directly help your local community,

whether it’s for five minutes or an hour, it’s up to you!

It is also a way to get involved with SCU’s newest club BTGAP, Bridging the Gap to Alleviating Poverty. The club has a lot of opportunities available for its members, so get involved now!

There will be snacks provided courtesy of BTGAP.

We hope to see you there! This is an easy way to positively impact our local community, as well as a great opportunity to get involved on campus in SCU’s newest club BTGAP! Make sure to spread the word about Hunger Week by adding #scuhungerweek2013 to your Instagrams/Twitter/Facebook images of the events!

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Hunger Week's Food for Thought: Feeding10Billion

Curious about how we will be able to feed the exponentially growing world population? You won’t want to miss the 2^nd event of SCU’s Hunger Week then. As part of the “Food for Thought” lecture series, Paul Matteucci from Feeding10Billion will be speaking about his project. His project looks into finding solutions for this concern; not to mention many of his innovative ideas are currently used by several food systems entrepreneurs.

When?

Tuesday May 21^st at 7:00pm

Where?

Lucas Hall, Rm. 106

Why?

This talk will provide fascinating ideas and insights into one of the world’s largest concerns.

It is also a way to get involved with SCU’s newest club BTGAP, Bridging the Gap to Alleviating Poverty. The club has a lot of opportunities available for its members, so get involved now!

We hope to see you there! This is sure to be an inspiring talk that you won’t want to miss, as well as an opportunity to get involved on campus in SCU’s newest club BTGAP! Make sure to spread the word about Hunger Week by adding #scuhungerweek2013 to your Instagrams/Twitter/Facebook images of the events!

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Hunger Week: Documentary Screening

Make sure you don’t miss out on the first event of Santa Clara’s Hunger Week. The viewing will be of “A Place at the Table,” a documentary that focuses on poverty, hunger, and under-nutrition in America. Shockingly, there are “50 million people in the U.S.- one in four children- don’t know where their next meal is coming from, despite our having the means to provide nutritious, affordable food for all Americans.” This documentary will open your eyes to a growing problem in the United States that needs to be dealt with now.

When?

Monday May 20^th at 7:00pm

Where?

Kennedy Commons

Why?

This is a growing problem in our country and it needs people like you to solve it. This film is inspiring and has an interesting, eye-opening message.

It is also a way to get involved with SCU’s newest club BTGAP, Bridging the Gap to Alleviating Poverty. The club has a lot of opportunities available for its members, so get involved now!

Food?

If you’re not already convinced to come, there will be free snacks courtesy of BTGAP.

We hope to see you there! This is a great opportunity to learn more about current issues in the US, as well as get involved on campus in SCU’s newest club BTGAP! Make sure to spread the word about Hunger Week by adding #scuhungerweek2013 to your Instagrams/Twitter/Facebook images of the events!

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