To all my 18 amazing 30 Hour Famine committee members and all the lovely participants, THANK YOU! Without you, this event wouldn’t have been as meaningful as it was.
30 Hour Famine is a program of World Vision to raise awareness to fight against hunger all over the world. With about 2 months of preparation, all Gamma members did some fundraising activities together by making some DIY crafting, including bracelets, bookmarks, photo frames, string art, and more. We managed to sell most of them around Drake’s campus before and after spring break. We also collected direct monetary donations to save the lives of hungry kids and families.
The event was held on March 24th and 25th at Trinity Lutheran Church right across from Drake’s campus. All participants were required to fast for 30 hours to learn about the experience of hunger. More than that, many activities and games were planned for them to learn to appreciate what they have now. All of the participants stayed overnight at the church to complete the 30 hours of fasting. During the last few hours of fasting—while doing an activity which requires every team to build their own houses using recyclable materials—everyone was exhausted but their spirits were always there to make it to the very end.
Through all these activities, we managed to raise quite a large amount of money to send to World Vision to help those in need. Once again, thank you everyone who supported this event. Your help is greatly appreciated!
Have a Great Summer!
Fraternally Yours,
Su Khim
Director of Service
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