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F ebruary P age A4 City Program Activities For Children Oregon Teens Hunger To Fight Famine Across the state, thousands of young people are getting reads to fieht hunger by joining in the annu al 30 Hour f amine, sponsored by the International Christian Human itarian organization W orld V ision Over 3.200 Oregon residents are among the more than 130.000 American students who have al ready committed to help teed the hungry at home and overseas by aoinn without food tor 30 hours. Y oung people from schools, ch u rch es, youth g ro u p s and c iv ic o rg a n iz a tio n s are busy re c ru itin g sp o n so rs to su p p o rt th eir 30 hour fast. Last y ear, m ore than 100.000 p a rtic ip a n ts raised over SI .3 m illion through s p o n s o r p le d g e s . T he fu n d s raised are used to fight h u n g er through W orld V ision p ro je c ts. “These kids continually aston ish us with their energy, commit ment and enthusiasm." says W orld Vision’s A ’Lexa Hawkins, nation director o f the 30 Hour Famine “They have a real passion to make a difference in their world. We can learn so much from their example!" To join the 30 Hour Famine, partic ipants obtain sponsor books and supporting materials by calling the 30 Hour Famine Hot Line at 1-800- 7-Famine. From 1:00 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24 to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, the participants will go without food, taking only water and fruit juic es. While they're not eating, many groups will keep busy by addressing the needs in their own communities -- assisting in homeless shelters, serving through May 12. The free program is aimed at children kindergarten through sixth grade Kids First is a structured rec reational program and requires that emergency information and photo consent forms be filled out tor all participating children. This is not a licensed day care operation. Children are supervised at the site until they leave the program at 5 p.m. The sites are unsupervised after 5:15 p.m. If you have questions about y o uth p ro g ra m s c a ll T eresa Williamson or Pattie Amann at 696- in soup kitchens, and cleaning up their neighborhoods. W orld Vision’s 30 Hour Fam ine is well-established intemation ally as an effective way to raise awareness o f world hunger. Last year, nearly 1 million participants worldwide raised over $20 million. 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