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What are we doing?
We are participating in an online movement called One Year Without, in efforts to battle world hunger. I have given up Energy Drinks and I have quit smoking. My wife has given up shopping at Target. People all over the world are giving things up for a year in efforts to make sure kids are eating!
Why are we doing this?
We are a group of people who know that right now, a child is starving - and we can help. So we’ve given up one of our “addictions”, be it chocolate or nicotine, for one year, so that we can raise money for Compassion International. Haven’t heard of them? They are a totally legit Christian charity that works with children all over the world. See for yourself at www.compassion.com. By giving up, for example, soda for one year, not only are we able to turn our vending-machine cash into money for Compassion; what’s even more exciting is that people like you can cheer us on by pledging $1 to Compassion for each week we go One Year WithOut.
What is One Year WithOut?
One Year Without began when Jenny Amstutz heard an interview on the radio with Dr. Wess Stafford, president and CEO of Compassion International. He described the Global Food Crisis, a more rapid, urgent and devasting food shortage than others in recent history, so much as to be called a ”silent tsunami” by the U.N. World Food Programme. The cost of many food items like rice, wheat and beans have doubled in the last year due to fluctuating fuel costs, rising food demands, natural disasters, and a turbulent global economy. If you are reading this now, no doubt you have seen or experienced the effects of the changing economy, but what if you made the equivalent of only $1 per day? What if you were forced to spend 70 – 80% of that dollar just on food? As Dr. Stafford described mothers in developing nations feeding their children dirt or just “warm water, because at least it felt like food to the children”, OYWO was born.
How Can You Help?
Glad you asked! Give. It’s as simple as that. If you feel like you wanna give, leave a comment below, or at my wife’s site. Tell how much you want to give, OR just E-mail me. I’ll send you an E-mail and we can discuss it further behind the scenes. Pledge $1.00 a week. That’s 52 bucks total. Every bit counts!
To go ahead and donate click here, and it will take you to the donation page. Leave me a comment and let me know you’ve started.
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Name:
Zurisaday Valderrama Avendaño (CO6720028)
Birthday:
June 28, 2004 Age: 5
Gender:
Female
Region:
South America
Country:
Colombia
Program:
CDI Vidas Nuevas
Personal and Family Information:
Zurisaday lives with her father and her mother. Her duties at home include running errands and cleaning. There are 3 children in the family. [...]
