Our first activity as a homegroup will be to join the rest of our church in the fight against world hunger. to observe the world food shortage, and the hunger crisis in so many countries, we're going to participate in World Vision's 30-Hour Famine. We fast for 30 hours, beginning Friday midnight to Sunday morning... and to raise money, we ask friends and coworkers to pledge money and donate to our cause. It's a great way to reach out to friends and coworkers, get them involved in some small way, or connect w/ them at a different level than we're used to.
And then on Saturday--the day we're actually fasting from food--we'll spend part of the day together in meaningful service to our community. We're going to be assembling activity bags for some of the bed-bound kids of Oakland Children's Hospital. We'll be doing this together w/ one of the Praxis groups, so it'll be a nice time not only hanging out w/ our own (new) group, but also w/ some of the Praxis peoples. Afterwards, we thought an educational component a/b our world situation would be a powerful experience, so we're going to WorldVision Experience: AIDS in Africa down in Fremont.
Even if you're away for the summer, you can participate with us!
Some of you might be thinking:
- It's too late for me to get involved!
- How do I raise money? That's so hard.
- Go hungry for 30 hours?!
It's not too late to get involved! You can start raising money now! And you'll always have at least one donor--yourself!
Here are some ideas we were thinking about to raise money:
- Jenny and I talked to Trader Joe's and Safeway, hoping to get permission to able in front of their stores. They said no, but said they would possibly give donations: snacks, water bottles, etc. This doesn't mean our pantry gets fuller... but it meshes nicely with something else we were thinking of. We were thinking of tabling on campus on Sproul during the days. Hand out flyers, let people on campus know about the hunger crisis, let them know what we're doing about it, and see if they want to get involved. We could ask for donations, and give away the Safeway and Trader Joe's goodies as an appreciation gift for their sponsorship. Anyone interested in this? Anyone want to take the lead on this?
- Go thru personal belongings (clothes, CDs, music, gadgets, etc.) and take out the stuff you don't need. Go sell extra stuff at a local exchange store, and take the proceeds and give it to 30-hour famine
- for those of you working: companies will often offer gift matching programs. Ask if your company will match employee donations.
- bake cookies and sell each for $1
- you think of some!
Alrighty, let's go raise some money and "Be Hungry"
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