30 Hour Famine 2009

From 7:00a March 7th to 1:00p March 8th the CPC Youth went without solid food. This "30 Hour Famine" is an international youth event geared both to help educate youth about the realities of hunger in our world and to help raise funds for malnourished children throughout the world. The CPC Youth participated with an amazing amount of enthusiasm, thoughtfulness, and effectiveness. Below are a few highlights.

We played a series of educational games to learn about the realities of life for poverty-stricken children. This year our games focused on the Amazon region of the world. We divided into various "tribes" and competed for various resources. Pictured above, Kate Wier crosses "the river"--a game simulating the difficulties many children face just getting to and from school every day.

We constructed two "Roadside Memorials"--one along Columbia Street and one along South Street. Our aim was to raise awareness and support for children caught in the jaws of hunger. At each memorial we planted 1,100 forks in the ground. Each fork represented a child's life snuffed out by hunger each hour. We also constructed five signs that were interspersed with the forks. The signs read: "Every Day On Earth" "26,000 Children Die" "From Hunger" "Do Something" "www.30hourfamine.org." While we were working on the memorials we had people stopping and asking what we were doing...we were already meeting our goal of raising awareness!

The band "Red Umbrella" put on a spectacular concert in our gym on March 7th. This Christian band played a bunch of catchy, dance-able tunes that had our youth bustin' a groove (even though they hadn't eaten in more than 12 waking hours). The songs, the lights, the demeanor, the talent, the focus--Red Umbrella puts on a great show! We won't be surprised if they make it big in the coming years.

Crab Soccer Tournament. Another one of our "tribe" games.

A few more donations trickled in and brought our grand totol to $2,107.00! Our goal was $1500. Thank you, CPC Youth, for your faithfulness, hard work, and generosity! Thank you, Central Presbyterian Church, for your support and encouragement! Together we are helping to make a difference for our younger brothers and sisters who need food.