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A tremendous THANKS goes out to all that supported Hunger Week 2008! It was truly a success! We truly appreciate your kindness and generosity!

   Hunger week 2008: "For the Common Good" 

                       

Hunger Week relies solely on the enthusiasm and dedication of Loyola students, and our goal is to increase student participation!  Your organization’s participation is a great way to better immerse yourselves in the community, as well as serve people in need.


The Mission of Hunger Week is:
To cultivate compassion in the community by educating and raising funds as we strive to stand in global solidarity with those who Hunger. 
 

"What do You Hunger for?"  

“We can alter the way we live our lives so that others have the gift of that same life and the same basic human rights that we are granted.  Hunger Week’s message is that working for justice, specifically the basic human right of food, is not just a part of our life, but can be inherent in the way we live.” -Senior LUC Student


Simpson dining went trayless for hunger week!

Simpson Dining for Hunger Week 2008 offered a week long opportunity to educate the community about the limitations of dietary resources of a developing country. During Hunger Week, November 3rd-6th Simpson offered a “Hunger Week” meal option, which included food from a developing country. Students were encouraged to participate by pledging to eat as many as 6 “Hunger Week” meals. By doing so they supported the idea of reducing the amount of consumed food, to be in solidarity with those who hunger, conserve natural resources, and reduce our impact on the environment. 

As many times as students ate the Hunger Week Meal (and punched their card) their name went into a raffle for some really great prizes!

All contributions made during Hunger Week were donated to The Chicago Greater Food Depository, Food For All, and The Heifer Project International.


   2008 Schedule of Events

Saturday November 1st

Food Drive Kick Off at 1st Official Rambler Basketball Game! Sponsored by Conscious Alliance @ Loyola

Sunday November 2nd

Hunger Run/Walk 10AM, Halas Sports Center, sponsored by Campus Recreation.

Fast-A-Thon begins at 5PM

Candle Lit Vigil 7:45PM, Outside Madonna Della Strada

Monday November 3rd

PB&J Sandwich Making with Hillel 11AM-2PM, Mundelein Center 8th Floor

Fast-A-Thon, Breaking of the Fast 3:45PM, McCormick Lounge. Sponsored by MSA

"Eating to Live, Not Living to Eat" Sustainable Dinner with Panel Discussion 6PM, Piper Hall. Sponsored by the Women's Studies Dept

Tuesday November 4th

"Food for the Soul" Concert 7-10PM, CFSU. Sponsored by the Gannon Scholars.

"Hunger Heroes" Movie with introduction by Executive Producer Rick Roberts 7PM, Finnegan Auditorium, Damen Hall. Sponsored by USGA DOP Film Committee

Wednesday November 5th

Hillel Bagel Sale 11AM-1PM, Damen Hall  

"Green Science and Sustainability" with Dr. Daniel Becker, Biology Dept -4:30PM, Finnegan Auditorium, Damen Hall.

Hunger Banquet/Social Class Dinner 6PM in Hussey Lounge, Damen Hall. Sponsored by Oxfam and CUERP

Thursday November 6th

Brown Bag Lunch and Discussion on Hunger 12PM, Rambler Room. Sponsored by National Student Partnerships

Movie: "Land of Plenty, Land of Want" with Biology Dept discussion to follow, 7-8:30PM, Information Commons Roon 112. Sponsored by Information Commons Staff, Student Environmental Alliance, the Center for Urban Environmental Research, and the Environmental Studies/Science Program

"Hunger Heroes" Movie with introduction by Executive Producer Rick Roberts 7PM, Finnegan Auditorium, Damen Hall. Sponsored byUSGA DOP Film Committee

"Uncommon Acts" Talent Show 7-11PM, Rambler Room

Friday November 7th

Staff Brown Bag Lunch 12-1PM, Mundelein Center Tea Room. Sponsored by the Lakeside Staff Council

Shabbat Dinner 4PM, Terry Student Center (WTC)

Saturday November 8th

Graduate School of Business Hunger Week Service Project 8:30AM-1:30PM

Week Long Events

Online Silent Auction Begins Friday October 31st 9AM and runs until Sunday November 9th at 9PM

Pennies for People Drive. Sponsored by the Loyola Companions

Food Drive, LSC and WTC campus

Fair Trade T-Shirt Sales 


   Meet the HUNGER WEEK 2008 TEAM

Events Coordinators

Megan Berling and Sara Hensley

This committee meets MONDAYS @ 6:30PM in Ministry. This Committee meets to plans events with student organizations and the community to raise awareness and funds for hunger.

Fundraising

Amber Carbone

This committee meets MONDAYS @ 7PM in the Information Commons. This Committee strives to find creative ways to raise funds for hunger.

Education

Tina Dragisic and Teresa Gloppen

This committee meets TUESDAYS @ 6:45PM in the Tea Room in Mundelein Center. This committee creates ways to educate the Loyola and Rogers Park Communities as well as prepares Vigils to stand in solidarity with those who hunger.

University Liasons

Lauren Levites and Elissa Lopez

This Committee meets MONDAYS @ 6PM in the Information Commons -3rd Floor. This committee strives to involve Student Organizations on campus to get involved with fundraising and planning events.

Logistics

Amy Fritz and Nicole Chmela


Thanks to the Hunger Week 2006 Team:



   Get Involved

Hunger Week 2009 Team

For more information or to get involved with Hunger Week 2009 by joining a planning committee, contact Nicole Chmela at 773-508-2196 or nchmela@luc.edu or stop by Ministry for an application.

Donations
 

Please send donations to:
  • Hunger Week 
  • University Ministry
  • 6525 N. Sheridan Rd.
  • Mundelein Center Suite 200
  • Chicago, IL 60626
Please make checks payable to Loyola University Chicago and write "Hunger Week donation" in the memo line.


   2008 Beneficiaries

Chicago's Community Kitchens

Since its inception in 1998, Chicago’s Community Kitchens has been aiding unemployed and underemployed adults in Cook County who have a passion for "life in the kitchen" and a will to achieve entry-level employment in the foodservice industry. Students create nearly 2,000 meals a day that are delivered to Food Depository Kids Cafes, providing nourishing meals to hungry children after school.

Food For All

Food For All is a 501(c)(3) non-profit fundraising organization dedicated to putting an end to the hunger crisis on both national and international fronts. In order to accomplish this goal, Food For All collaborates with over 8,000 grocery retailers nationwide to raise money through point-of-purchase (P.O.P.) fundraisers. Along with fighting hunger and poverty, Food For All is proud to support efforts to combat childhood obesity and early chronic diseases.

Heifer Project International

Today, millions of people who were once hungry will be nourished by milk, eggs and fresh vegetables. Families who for generations knew only poverty will be building new homes and starting businesses. Children who once headed out to the fields to do backbreaking work will be heading into schoolrooms to learn to read. And people who never thought they’d be in a position to help someone else will be experiencing the joy of charitable giving. Heifer has learned over the years that a holistic approach is necessary in order to build sustainable communities. So we’ve developed a set of global initiatives – areas of emphasis that must be addressed if we’re to meet our mission of ending world hunger and poverty and caring for the earth. 

   HUNGER WEEK 2007 FACTS

HUNGER WEEK 2007 RAISED $19,762.82

In addition to the main beneficiaries, honorariums have been given to:

The Edgewater-Rogers Black Family Network
Between Friends Food Panty for Battered Women www.betweenfriendschicago.org
Lakeview Pantry www.lakeviewpantry.org
Chicago Christian Industrial League www.ccilworks.org
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless www.chicagohomeless.org
Night Ministry www.thenightministry.org
Deborah's Place www.deborahsplace.org
The Port Ministries www.theportministries.org
REST Homeless Shelter www.restweb.org
St. Ignatius Food Pantry www.stignatiuschurch.org
United Church of Rogers Park Soup Kitchen www.ucrogerspark.org
Inspiration Cafe www.inspirationcorp.org
 

 

 

   Photos from Hunger Week Events

Hunger Week 2006








Hunger Week 2005

Ministry · Division of Mission and Ministry
Loyola University Chicago · Mundelein Center, Suite 101 · 1032 West Sheridan Road · Chicago, IL 60660
Phone: 773.508.2200 · Fax: 773.508.8509 · E-mail: ministry@luc.edu

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