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Students at Clinton Township Middle School in New Jersey created a poignant learning activity on global hunger with a project called Hands 4 Hunger that symbolizes the 25,000 people who die every day from hunger-related causes. Students created a collage of 2,500 colorful hand-shaped cutouts, each representing 10 of these 25,000 fatalities. As a public display, the collage educates as well as impresses, providing facts about global hunger.

Here at Action Against Hunger we often get inquiries asking where people can send donations. So when our Student Outreach Fellow received an email from Charlie, a Pittsburgh teen, asking just that, she replied as she always does. She asked if he could tell us a little bit about the donation. Here is his surprising response:

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Students from the Clinton Township Middle School of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, have joined forces with the global humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger to raise awareness and support for crises around the world. Having studied the crisis in Darfur, Sudan, the students contacted Action Against Hunger—an agency working in Sudan—and commited to joining their national Race Against Hunger event later this Spring.

After running 5K, 10K, half-marathon, and 25K distances, Tad Fry wanted to take his running to the next level by participating in his first full marathon. As Tad began his marathon preparation, he needed constant food and water to sustain his physical efforts. As he got further into the training and needed even more fuel, he experienced a renewed appreciation for food and water.

Written by: OreOluwa Badaki, Cornell University Student

Big Red Relief is a student organization at Cornell University devoted to promoting communal action for the good of mankind. Our organization began when Cornell students decided to throw a benefit concert for the victims of the 2005 South Asian Tsunami. Since then, the Big Red Relief Concert has become the largest annual fundraiser event at Cornell University.

The Student Nursing Organization (SNO) at the Northern Illinois University has had a strong history of commitment to leadership, fellowship and social and professional growth. This year, SNO has added philanthropy to their list of commitments, partnering with Action Against Hunger to apply their passion for medicine and health in the fight against global hunger and malnutrition.

On June 23, thirty year old Capt. Gregory T. Dalessio of Cherry Hill, New Jersey was killed on his second tour of duty in Iraq. Capt. Dalessio was loved by those who knew him and is said to have shone a light on all of their lives. For a man adored by his siblings and community, a 5K memorial walk/run is scheduled in his honor for December 6 at St. Peter Celestine Church in Cherry Hill. Proceeds will be donated to the “U2 One Campaign” of which Action Against Hunger is a partner and recipient.

Official charity press release:

In May of next year, Scott Zielke of Chicago, IL and Ashley Green, a native of Knoxville, TN, will begin a journey through three European countries in an effort to generate awareness and funds for Action Against Hunger/ Action Contre la Faim (ACF). This dedicated couple will set off from Rome, traversing the Via Francigena and then the Camino De Santiago toward Santiago de Compostela, Spain covering over 1,500 miles along the way.