Welcome!
Welcome to the home page for Hunger and Homelessness Action Week 2009 here at George Mason University!
Announcements for Friday 11/20, Saturday 11/21, and Sunday 11/22:
Friday 11/20:
DONATION DRIVES: Friday 11/20 is the LAST DAY for the on campus donation drives accepting non-perishible food donations for delivery to those those who need it (via the Salvation Army -- you can help sort these and other donations on Saturday 11/21, details at this Facebook event). Drop off locations include:
- Student Government Office (in the Johnson Center by the commuter lounge)
- Express General Store (in the Johnson Center by the food court)
- One Stop Patriot Stop (in the Blue Ridge building in the Chesapeake student neighborhood)
- North Plaza (by the clocktower, or Kiosk C if raining) at Action Week Headquarters (10am-3pm Monday - Thursday)
- Salvation Army "Canteen" vehicle (by Southside, 10am-3pm Monday-Wednesday)
Saturday 11/21:
Help the Homeless Walk, 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM Join AEPi, Hillel, and Nashim and tens of thousands of other people: Fight homelessness by participating in the Help the Homeless Walkathon on the National Mall to help prevent and end homelessness in our region! Pre-register by 5PM on Thursday to walk at http://www.helpthehomelessdc.org (as beneficiary please select Wesley Housing Development Corporation of Northern Virginia - VA040, who is dedicated to affordable housing in the area). Transporation arrangements can be worked out on the wall of the Facebook event. Contact: Rebecca Shore [Hillel], rshore@gmu.edu
Sorting Donated Food, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM - Sorting donated food at the Salvation Army - Fairfax on Ox Rd for distribution before Thanksgiving. Transportation available from the Sandy Creek Shuttle Stop at 8:30 AM. RSVP on the Facebook event or just show up. Contact: Timothy Jo [Salvation Army Student Fellowship], Tim_Jo@uss.salvationarmy.org, 202-497-4268
Turkey Outreach Thanksgiving dinner handout, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM - Join The Gathering as we help families in Lincoln Heights, DC celebrate Thanksgiving by passing out free Turkey Dinners. Lunch will be provided for those who register through this link. Our Mission is to Hand-deliver all 300 boxes to families in Lincoln Heights and share the love of Christ in a very practical way this Thanksgiving! We need your help to make this mission possible! If you would like to volunteer PLEASE go to this website to register so we know you are coming! This event page is for students attending George Mason University or others in the area willing to serve. Rides will be provided from the GMU Starbucks at 9:15 AM for those that are unable to drive and are in Fairfax. This is part of McLean Bible Church's Turkey Outreach program which helps feed thousands of people during Thanksgiving. Contact: Diana [Gathering], dmcgeoug@gmu.edu
Reading of The Rivers and Ravines with food collection, 8:00 PM. - Theater of the First Amendment Celebrates Community, featuring a staged reading of The Rivers and Ravines, written and directed by Heather McDonald, at theSPACE (3955 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030), in the Old Town Plaza retail complex. Free parking. Pedestrian entrance is on North Street. Tickets are Pay-What-You-Can at the door and TFA will collect non-perishable food items to benefit Food for Others, a local food bank based in Fairfax. Set during the farm crisis of the early 1980's, the play celebrates the hope and spirituality of a community facing economic hardship. TFA's revisiting of The Rivers and Ravines is sure to resonate as a modern parable for our time. The evening will include a pre-show reception at 7:00pm and a brief discussion with Ms. McDonald after the reading. RSVP on the Facebook event or just show up. Contact: Kristin Johnsen-Neshati [TFA], kneshati@gmu.edu
Sunday 11/22:
CROP Walk, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM - We Walk Because They Walk. CROP Hunger Walks make a difference locally and around the world. In 2008 Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty held more than 1680 CROP Hunger Walks and raised over $17.1 million.
The Burke CROP Hunger Walk is traditionally supported by approximately twenty congregations in and around the Burke-Springfield-Fairfax-Clifton area. Twenty-five percent of the funds raised goes to local agencies: Ecumenical Community Helping Others and Western Fairfax Christian Ministries. Seventy-five percent goes to Church World Service for self-help development, emergency needs and addressing root causes of poverty in the United States and around the world.
This year's Burke walk starts at Living Savior Lutheran Church on Ox Road south of George Mason at 2 pm, November 22, crosses campus and ends at Fairfax Presbyterian Church around 4 pm.
Get registration packet at HHAW HQ or walk on the web at www.cropwalkonline.org
Friday 11/20:
DONATION DRIVES: Friday 11/20 is the LAST DAY for the on campus donation drives accepting non-perishible food donations for delivery to those those who need it (via the Salvation Army -- you can help sort these and other donations on Saturday 11/21, details at this Facebook event). Drop off locations include:
- Student Government Office (in the Johnson Center by the commuter lounge)
- Express General Store (in the Johnson Center by the food court)
- One Stop Patriot Stop (in the Blue Ridge building in the Chesapeake student neighborhood)
- North Plaza (by the clocktower, or Kiosk C if raining) at Action Week Headquarters (10am-3pm Monday - Thursday)
- Salvation Army "Canteen" vehicle (by Southside, 10am-3pm Monday-Wednesday)
Saturday 11/21:
Help the Homeless Walk, 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM Join AEPi, Hillel, and Nashim and tens of thousands of other people: Fight homelessness by participating in the Help the Homeless Walkathon on the National Mall to help prevent and end homelessness in our region! Pre-register by 5PM on Thursday to walk at http://www.helpthehomelessdc.org (as beneficiary please select Wesley Housing Development Corporation of Northern Virginia - VA040, who is dedicated to affordable housing in the area). Transporation arrangements can be worked out on the wall of the Facebook event. Contact: Rebecca Shore [Hillel], rshore@gmu.edu
Sorting Donated Food, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM - Sorting donated food at the Salvation Army - Fairfax on Ox Rd for distribution before Thanksgiving. Transportation available from the Sandy Creek Shuttle Stop at 8:30 AM. RSVP on the Facebook event or just show up. Contact: Timothy Jo [Salvation Army Student Fellowship], Tim_Jo@uss.salvationarmy.org, 202-497-4268
Turkey Outreach Thanksgiving dinner handout, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM - Join The Gathering as we help families in Lincoln Heights, DC celebrate Thanksgiving by passing out free Turkey Dinners. Lunch will be provided for those who register through this link. Our Mission is to Hand-deliver all 300 boxes to families in Lincoln Heights and share the love of Christ in a very practical way this Thanksgiving! We need your help to make this mission possible! If you would like to volunteer PLEASE go to this website to register so we know you are coming! This event page is for students attending George Mason University or others in the area willing to serve. Rides will be provided from the GMU Starbucks at 9:15 AM for those that are unable to drive and are in Fairfax. This is part of McLean Bible Church's Turkey Outreach program which helps feed thousands of people during Thanksgiving. Contact: Diana [Gathering], dmcgeoug@gmu.edu
Reading of The Rivers and Ravines with food collection, 8:00 PM. - Theater of the First Amendment Celebrates Community, featuring a staged reading of The Rivers and Ravines, written and directed by Heather McDonald, at theSPACE (3955 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030), in the Old Town Plaza retail complex. Free parking. Pedestrian entrance is on North Street. Tickets are Pay-What-You-Can at the door and TFA will collect non-perishable food items to benefit Food for Others, a local food bank based in Fairfax. Set during the farm crisis of the early 1980's, the play celebrates the hope and spirituality of a community facing economic hardship. TFA's revisiting of The Rivers and Ravines is sure to resonate as a modern parable for our time. The evening will include a pre-show reception at 7:00pm and a brief discussion with Ms. McDonald after the reading. RSVP on the Facebook event or just show up. Contact: Kristin Johnsen-Neshati [TFA], kneshati@gmu.edu
Sunday 11/22:
CROP Walk, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM - We Walk Because They Walk. CROP Hunger Walks make a difference locally and around the world. In 2008 Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty held more than 1680 CROP Hunger Walks and raised over $17.1 million.
The Burke CROP Hunger Walk is traditionally supported by approximately twenty congregations in and around the Burke-Springfield-Fairfax-Clifton area. Twenty-five percent of the funds raised goes to local agencies: Ecumenical Community Helping Others and Western Fairfax Christian Ministries. Seventy-five percent goes to Church World Service for self-help development, emergency needs and addressing root causes of poverty in the United States and around the world.
This year's Burke walk starts at Living Savior Lutheran Church on Ox Road south of George Mason at 2 pm, November 22, crosses campus and ends at Fairfax Presbyterian Church around 4 pm.
Get registration packet at HHAW HQ or walk on the web at www.cropwalkonline.org
Visit the EVENTS section of this site for a complete listing of events, and check out the DONATION DRIVES section to find out drop off locations for donating non-perishable food. Join the HHAW FACEBOOK GROUP to stay connected! You can also subscribe to our email newsletter on the right hand side of the page. Wondering what others are saying about Action Week? Check out this ARTICLE.
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