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MEDIA ADVISORY : Dining hall "fast"

ATTENTION: ASSIGNMENT DESKS

11.28.00
Contact: Kathleen Scalise
(510) 643-4107

     


WHAT:

A dining hall "fast" this Thursday night (Nov. 30) by hundreds of students at the University of California, Berkeley, to benefit the hungry. In the spirit of holiday giving, and as part of UC Berkeley's "Hunger Awareness Week," some 800 undergraduates living in the campus's residence halls will forgo dinner on Thursday. The Residence Hall Assembly and Housing & Dining Services will contribute the cost of the donated meals to the Alameda County Community Food Bank. Instead of eating, fast participants are invited to special student-led "Hunger in Alameda County" workshops to learn about local issues surrounding hunger and community service opportunities.

This week's hunger awareness activities are being sponsored by UC Berkeley's Cal Corps Public Service Center, a program in the Office of Student Life.

 
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 30, 6 p.m.  
WHERE: The mealtime workshops will be held in Units 1, 2, 3 and Foothill residence halls.  

OTHER HUNGER AWARENESS ACTIVITIES ON CAMPUS:

Noon, Wednesday, Nov. 29 - A UC Berkeley hunger awareness presentation at 505 Eshleman Hall featuring Julie Venci and Elan Nissenboim of the Alameda County Community Food Bank. They will discuss the fellowship program of the Congressional Hunger Center in Washington, D.C.

6 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 29 - "Challenging the Myths of Hunger," a presentation at 159 Mulford Hall by Nick Parker of the Institute for Food Development Policy/Food First. It will be followed by a student-led discussion on hunger.

Friday, Dec. 1 - Food donations and money will be collected at the Residence Hall Academic Centers and other locations at UC Berkeley, including Sproul Plaza.