Show FW q no I Hunger un er Strikes tri e ee Redwood e woo Campus amp us Michael Contributing Writer The Student Center at Redwood Campus offers a wide variety of food to satisfy a students student's hunger Students are seen throughout the campus carrying soda cans potato chips and french fries Although our world has hasan hasan hasan an abundant food supply the majority of people on this planet live in hunger and poverty said Catherine Allen vice president of Student Clubs and Organizations at On November students and citizens alike are invited to attend the Oxfam Hunger Banquet The purpose of the banquet banquet banquet ban ban- is to visually demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate demon demon- strate the differences in access to food in this world said Allen To achieve this visual representation representation representation rep rep- participants in inthe inthe inthe the banquet will be divided into groups Fifteen percent of those in attendance will represent the income high-income population of the world This group will sit at an elegant table with personal servers bringing them a full meal The mid-income mid group will consist of thirty percent of the banquet attendees This group will be given a simple meal The elegant table provided to the high- high income group will be downgraded downgraded downgraded down down- graded to a simple chair The last group the low- low income group will contain the remaining fifty five percent percent percent per per- cent of those present This group will have no table no chair and only the floor to sit on The group will be given only rice to eat Although the banquet is is meant to represent the worlds world's population student leaders are seeking to raise raise awareness of local hunger According to the 2000 Census 1 in 4 children living living living liv liv- ing in Utah experience episodes of hunger and inadequate inadequate inadequate equate food The cost of admission for forthe forthe forthe the banquet is either threet three t dollars or five cans of food The funds and food raised at atthe atthe atthe the banquet will be contributed contributed contributed con con- to the Crossroads Urban Center a local nonprofit nonprofit nonprofit non non- profit organization The Crossroads Urban Center has helped families in need since 1967 The Crossroads Food Pantry a division of the Urban Center offers a three-day three emergency supply of food to families in need up to six times per year In 2003 they assisted households comprised of individuals The Thayne Center for Service Learning has been a long longtime longtime longtime time partner of the Crossroads Urban Center Linda Hilton of the Crossroads Urban Center will be speaking at this years year's banquet She will address the issues of poverty and hunger that affect both local and worldwide communities Hilton will also discuss things that each banquet attendee can do to m make ke a difference in combating local and world hunger It is important fo for the community to realize not only the global hunger issues but also the issues that our pur nation faces and more importantly the local issues that we deal with in bur our own backyard said Gail Jessen lessen service learning coordinator at the Thayne Center The hunger banquet is the for people to become educated about those issues The Oxfam Hunger Banquet will kick off Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week The banquet banquet banquet ban ban- will start at pm pirn on November The event will be held in the Student Event Center at s Redwood Campus South Redwood Road Awareness week runs from November through the Sponsored and coordinated coordinated coordinated by Student Life and Leadership along with the Thayne Center for Service Learning awareness week addresses the local issues of hunger and homelessness For more details visit I |