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Re: Three ways to help the hungry poor
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Oct 13th, 2006 - 13:04:10 |
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"Arlene Mitchell, FightHunger.org" wrote:
Dear Friend,
This is a quick note to let you know about three more opportunities to join in activities for the hungry poor: Stand Up Against Poverty, World Food Day, and World Run Day.
15 & 16 October STAND UP AGAINST POVERTY
Fight Hunger: Walk the World is teaming up with the United Nations Millennium Campaign to set an official Guinness World Record for the greatest number of people to "Stand Up Against Poverty".
The Millennium Campaign is an interagency initiative of the United Nations that supports citizens' efforts to hold their governments accountable for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The purpose of the event is to raise awareness of MDGs and to demonstrate the growing global support for the eradication of poverty. With this symbolic action, people around the world will deliver an important message to governments and policy makers: poverty and hunger have no place in this world and citizens working together can root it out.
Reciprocally, the Millennium Campaign along with Walk the World, Make Poverty History and the ONE campaign are working together to ensure that the international community doesn't forget its commitment of halving the proportion of chronically hungry people in the world by 2015.
To be part of the "Stand Up" Guinness World Record, all you have to do is sign up and then stand up for one minute in support of the Millennium Development Goals in the 24 hour period between 10:00 AM GMT, 15 October and 10:00 AM GMT, 16 October. Sign up at Stand Up Against Poverty
16 October WORLD FOOD DAY
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945. The World Food Day and TeleFood theme for 2006 is " Investing in agriculture for food security". World Food Day activities are organized mainly by participating countries, and since its creation, it has been observed each year in more than 150 countries. Most countries have established National Committees to promote, plan and execute activities at national level. For more information about World Food Day activities in your country, go to FAO World Food Day
5 November WORLD RUN DAY
The running world will be putting its best foot forward when runners from all corners of the world unite on Sunday 5 November to participate in World Run Day - To End Child Hunger.
Anyone can join, whether running alone or in a group. For more information or to register for an event go to The World Run Day website.
Proceeds of the run will be contributed to the World Food Programme school feeding projects in developing countries.
I hope you will join us for one or more of these activities!
Best regards
Arlene Mitchell
Director
Fight Hunger: Walk the World
It only costs US$34 to feed a child for a whole year through the work of WFP. You can help by donating and/or encouraging others to donate. Just click here to donate now to Fight Hunger.
Copyright 2006 U.N. World Food Programme (WFP).
Fight Hunger | c/o World Food Programme | Via Cesare Giulio Viola, 68/70
Parco de' Medici | 00148 Rome | Italy | tel: +39 06 6513 3113
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