TO:       Friends and Colleagues 

FROM:  A. Dale Whittaker, Assoc. Dean, Purdue Agriculture

            Larry Allen, Principal, West Lafayette High School

RE:       Skip a Meal, Feed a Child Day – April 19

According to the World Food Programme of the United Nations, one child dies every five seconds because he or she is hungry. In an effort to raise awareness of local and world hunger, the Student Humanitarian Organization of West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School and the War On Hunger – Committee of 19 student campaign of Purdue University have partnered to bring “Skip A Meal, Save A Child” to our community.

On April 19, we are asking you and your friends to fast for lunch and/or donate the amount of money that they would typically spend on a lunch to hunger organizations. Half of this money will benefit the hungry in our community through the Hunger Hike and the other half will help the hungry and malnourished children in underdeveloped countries through the United Nations World Food Programme, where as little as 19 cents can feed one child for an entire day.

 We are very proud of these students -- they are passionate, organized and have developed a program for impact.  Join us in supporting them as we make this first Skip a Meal, Feed a Child Day a success.  Please make your colleagues and friends aware of these activities and participate to the greatest extent you can:
 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

• April 18, 2007 HUNGER AWARENESS DAY
  • 10a – 5p Fine Art Exhibit - "Please remain standing while the bus is in motion"
    • David Witte – Senior in Fine Arts and Landscape Architecture
    • Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries Visual and Performing Arts Bldg. First floor
  • 2:20 - 3:15 School Assembly – Hunger Awareness
    • West Lafayette High School Auditorium
    • Student Humanitarian Organization and Dale Whittaker, Purdue Agriculture
  •  7:00 - 8:30 Lecture/Reception – James Morris, Past Director, World Food Programme
    • Purdue University Pfendler Hall 241 (Dean’s Auditorium)
      • James Morris retired as Director of the World Food Programme of the United Nations, Rome, Italy on April 1, 2007. 
• April 19, 2007 SKIP A MEAL, SAVE A CHILD DAY
  • 12:00 noon -- Skip Lunch Across West Lafayette
    • Put the money you would use for lunch in one of the jars around town.  Five dollars feeds 25 children for one day!  If you cannot skip lunch, support the following businesses – they will donate on your behalf. 

·         Roly Poly

·         Snowbear

·         Cafe Vienna

·         Subway

·         Haywood Printing

·         R&M Wholesale

·         Wal-Mart

• 7:00 p.m. Hunger Banquet
  • Baptist Student Foundation
  • Co-hosted by Purdue Lutheran Ministry, Episcopal Student Association and the Baptist Student Foundation  

Thank you for your participation.  Remember that a $5 lunch will feed 25 children on April 19th for the entire day.  Join us as we fast for lunch and support this intense Focus on Hunger