SWAHP Indiscriminate Hunger awareness campaign features hunger banquet
Natasha Pugh
Issue date: 11/6/09 Section: News
Awareness Campaign. SWAHP kicked
off its campaign by writing letters to
activists and leaders that have supported
the awareness of the issues of
hunger and poverty such as Senator
Herb Kohl, State Assemblyman
Penny Bernard Schaber, 57th district,
and Representative Steve Kagen, 8th
district.
SWAHP hosted the Sierra Leone
Concert, which included student
performers and a 50-50 raffle. Half
of the proceeds of the raffle went
to SWAHP to aid in funds for their
travel to Sierra Leone over the winter
break, and the other half went
to Momodu Maligi, the speaker of
the evening's event. Maligi was randomly
selected as a winner, and he
generously donated his winnings to
SWAHP. Other activities of the week
included three Lawrence professors
holding signs with statistics pertaining
to hunger awareness issues.
A reoccurring message of the
banquet and other featured events of
the week hosted by SWAHP was that
it is never too late to get involved.
Poverty and hunger are issues that
exist globally and within our own
communities.
SWAHP will be hosting an alternative
giving fair Nov. 19, and students
can use this opportunity to
become a part of the cause and to
get some holiday shopping out of the
way at the same time.
off its campaign by writing letters to
activists and leaders that have supported
the awareness of the issues of
hunger and poverty such as Senator
Herb Kohl, State Assemblyman
Penny Bernard Schaber, 57th district,
and Representative Steve Kagen, 8th
district.
SWAHP hosted the Sierra Leone
Concert, which included student
performers and a 50-50 raffle. Half
of the proceeds of the raffle went
to SWAHP to aid in funds for their
travel to Sierra Leone over the winter
break, and the other half went
to Momodu Maligi, the speaker of
the evening's event. Maligi was randomly
selected as a winner, and he
generously donated his winnings to
SWAHP. Other activities of the week
included three Lawrence professors
holding signs with statistics pertaining
to hunger awareness issues.
A reoccurring message of the
banquet and other featured events of
the week hosted by SWAHP was that
it is never too late to get involved.
Poverty and hunger are issues that
exist globally and within our own
communities.
SWAHP will be hosting an alternative
giving fair Nov. 19, and students
can use this opportunity to
become a part of the cause and to
get some holiday shopping out of the
way at the same time.
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