Thank you for support from WKMS FM and the Cappock Family for supporting Project AIDS Orphan. For each pledge made during the Spring 2011 WKMS fundraiser, the Cappock Family of Paducah will donate the cost of 3 meals for a child orphaned in the Kandaria area of rural Kenya. Read more about this wonderful opportunity here.
To hear an audio interview with Nathan Brown, Project AIDS Orphan board member, click here.
To pledge to WKMS, click here.
IF YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HOSTING A HUNGER BANQUET, PLEASE CONTACT PAUL AT 270-556-8241 OR EMAIL US
Few experiences bring to life the inequalities in our world more powerfully than a
Hunger Banquet event. You can experience firsthand how our decisions affect others in
the world.
Over 925 million people - almost one in every six - are suffering from hunger, a problem
that will only get worse as climate change makes weather less predictable and farming
more difficult. Women and children are often the hardest hit by hunger. In 2009 alone,
hunger and malnutrition contributed to the death of more than 3 million children. No
one should have to go hungry, and we have the tools to improve global food security.
Here’s how it works: Guests draw tickets at random that assign them each to either
a high-, middle-, or low-income tier–based on the latest statistics about the number
of people living in poverty. Each income level receives a corresponding meal: the 15
percent in the high-income tier are served a sumptuous meal (steak, roasted potatoes,
vegetables with a fine sauce) served by waiters at a decorated table; the 35 percent in the
middle-income section eat a nutritious but simple meal (tamales with grilled vegetable)
family style from large casserole at their undecorated table; and the 50 percent in the
low-income tier help themselves to small portions of lentils, rice and water – they eat on
chairs or the floor. Guests can also assume characterizations that describe the situation of
a specific person at the income level to which they’ve been assigned. Finally, all guests
are invited to share their thoughts after the meal.
Before the meal stars, there are videos or slide shows that depict life in the three separate
and unequal tiers. Posters on the wall will show images relating to food production and
consumption.
After a Hunger Banquet event, few participants leave with full stomachs, but all possess
a greater understanding of the problems of hunger and poverty–and will feel motivated to
do something about it. Learn more about how we’re fighting hunger.
Proceeds from this meal will benefit a feeding program in rural Kenya