WHE-AC'S Oxfam Fast...
WHE-AC's Oxfam FAst Raises $8,000
The new year is here, and WHE-AC is in the process of planning its winter activities. The big project for March will be a fundraising and education week for Oxfam's Tools for Peace and Justice. This task is only in the planning stages, so we will elaborate on our plans in our Feb. listing.
Last semester was full of educational activities in which many students and community members participated. The Oxfam Fast for a World Harvest was a great success. Through the combined efforts of many hard working people, WHE-AC was able to raise about $8,000 - 50% of which will go to Oxfam America and 50% of which will go to local soup kitchens and shelters. We would like to send out a special thanks to all the people in the University of Michigan Residence Halls, the ICC Housing Co-ops, the University of Michigan Greek System, and WHEAT. We would also like to thank the People's Food Co-op, the Wildflour Community Bakery, and all those individuals in the Ann Arbor area who fasted and/or donated money. We would also like to say a special thanks to Flashback and Juice, two well-known local bands, who performed a benefit concert in the Halfway Inn in East Quad. A considerable amount of money was raised at the benefit. It too was donated to Oxfam America and to soup kitchens and shelters in Detroit and Ann Arbor.
This past semester was a great success for WHE-AC, as many new people joined the group in the fall. We would like to see even more new faces in 1989. Our first meeting of the new year will be on Mon., Jan. 9, in room 4202 Michigan Union. If you are interested in learning more about WHE-AC and or would like to learn about what you can do to help locally or internationally with hunger-related issues, please attend our meeting or call 930-6944.
PURPOSE: The World Hunger Education Action Committee (WHE-AC) is a campus-based organization whose focus is on educating the community about the causes of world hunger and the solutions to world hunger. Our goal is to understand the complex social, political, economical, and environmental forces that both create and promote world hunger. We recognize that true development can only be achieved by empowering people on a grassroots level. We organize projects with this perspective in mind. Consequently, we work with Oxfam America, Overseas Development Network, and the Instituto for Food and Development Policy (IFDP).
World Hunger Education Action Committee (WHE-AC), 4202 Michigan Union, Ann Arbor, Ml 48109, 930-6944.