SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
University Affairs Office
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e-mail: jean.wasp@sonoma.edu
University Affairs Office
1801 E. Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609
(707) 664-2057
e-mail: jean.wasp@sonoma.edu
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 5, 2003 File #359
Contact: Jean Wasp, Media Relations, (707) 664-2057
Dirty Water and Rice or a Full Course Meal? Where Will Chance Seat These Hungry Fundraisers?
Everyday we see small glimpses into the lives of those who are hungry, in the man on the corner or the images of children on the television, but the Hunger Awareness Dinner from 6-9 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, in the Sonoma State University Commons, plans to educate and inform by taking awareness a step further, making some participants go hungry.Through the dinner, which has been an event for 6 years at Sonoma State, students will simulate global hunger by being chosen by chance to sit in the First World, the Second World, or the Third World. Fifteen percent, the First World, will receive a full course meal; twenty-five percent, the Second World, will receive rice and beans; and sixty percent, being the majority of the world, will receive a small portion of rice and dirty water.
This event educates, empowers, and raises awareness regarding local and global hunger including the inequalities of food distribution throughout the world, says organizer Jeff Woods of JUMP, an SSU student volunteer group. In addition, Anuradha Mittal, representing Food First, will speak on the importance of hunger awareness.
Sponsors of the event include: Oxfam America, Sonoma State Enterprises, Sonoma Student Union, the Associated Students and JUMP (Join Us Making Progress). Price of admission is $5 or $3 with canned goods and additional donations are also welcome. JUMP will donate all proceeds to Food First and other local community agencies.
For further information, call Jeff Woods, JUMP, (707) 664-4277.