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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Barbara Nitzberg (914) 654-5285 |
THE COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE TO MARK
THANKSGIVING WITH “HUNGER BANQUET”
NEW ROCHELLE, NY, October 13, 2004 -- To
help dramatize the unequal distribution of resources and wealth in the
world, The College of New Rochelle’s (CNR) chapter of Pax Christi is
inviting the local community to help mark this year’s Thanksgiving
holiday with a Hunger Banquet on: Wednesday, November 10, 6:00 p.m. to
8:00 pm, 2nd Floor of the Student Campus Center at CNR’s Main Campus
Banquet attendees are encouraged to make free will offerings to help
defray banquet expenses and to benefit the “Midnight Runs.”
Non-perishable foods will be collected for distribution to local food
pantries.
“Despite the fact that the world currently produces enough food for
everyone, more than 840 million people are chronically hungry. People
who come to our Hunger Banquet won’t necessarily be feasting. We hope
they walk away with a greater understanding of the problems of global
hunger and poverty, and perhaps be motivated enough to do something
about it,” said Helen Wolf, Director of Campus Ministry at CNR.
To sign up for the Banquet, please call (914) 654-5357 by November 5.
Pax Christi is a national Catholic peace and justice organization that
takes a proactive role in making Americans aware of many social issues
such as hunger, homelessness, and the death penalty. It strives
to make peace a viable solution for conflicts throughout the world.
The first Catholic college for women in New York State,
The
College of New Rochelle was founded in 1904 by the Ursuline Order.
Today,
it comprises the all-women School of Arts & Sciences, and three
schools
which admit women and men: the School of New Resources (for adult
learners),
the School of Nursing and the Graduate School. The main campus of
the College is located in lower Westchester County, 16 miles north of
New York City. The College maintains six other campus locations
in New York
City. Visit the College’s website at www.cnr.edu
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