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Wartburg College , Waverly, IA (September 12)
- Raised $2,130 for ELCA World Hunger
- Collected toiletry items for Northeast Iowa Food Bank
- Did a variety of service projects:
- Assembled the entire United Way mailing for the Waverly area
- Knitted and crocheted scrubbie pads for Self-Help (international non-profit that helps folks grow their own food)
- Flood-clean up in Waverly home
- Road clean up in Waverly
- Waverly Child Care and Preschool grounds work
- Waverly Library (painted garden bridge that spans flower garden)
- Made 30 comfort blankets for Waverly Hospital (for children who come though ER, as patients or with families)
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN (September 13) (sponsored by Augsburg College's Youth & Family Ministry Major)
- Raised $2,500 for ELCA World Hunger
- Created banner raising awareness of the "26,000 children" that die of starvation every day
- Wrote letters to congress urging them to support hunger relief and fight extreme poverty
- Walked labyrinth designed to reflect on hunger and poverty
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA (September 26)
- Raised $3,000 for ELCA World Hunger
- Collected 607 pounds of food for Second Harvest
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Gettysburg, PA (October 4)
(co-hosted by the seminary, Lower Susquehanna Synod Office for Youth Ministry, and Theological Education with Youth)
- Raised $4,000 for ELCA World Hunger
Luther Place, Washington, DC (October 5)
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lansing, MI (October 9) (sponsored in part by the North/West Lower Michigan and Southeast Michigan Synods)
- Raised $2,656 for ELCA World Hunger
- Youth wrote letters to Senators Levin and Stabenow on paper plates encouraging them to support a strong Childhood Nutrition Act when it is reviewed this year.
- Youth assembled 150 nutrition information packets that will go into weekend food packs for K-5 school children who take part in the breakfast and lunch program at an elementary school in Lansing.
Carthage College, Kenosha, WI (October 10)
- Raised $2,670 for ELCA World Hunger
- Attendance: 402
- Collected 329 non-perishable food items (approximately 110 pounds) for Shalom Center, a local
- food bank, shelter, and assistance center.
Luther College, Decorah, IA (October 11)
- Raised $3,501 for ELCA World Hunger
- Kickball tourney involved 10 ELCA congregations and Luther Athletes Serving Others (LASO)
- Collected about 500 pounds of food
Dana College, Blair, NE (October 17)
- Raised $335 for ELCA World Hunger
Texas Lutheran University, Seguin, TX (October 24)
- Raised $2,000 for ELCA World Hunger and collected 100 pounds of food
- Wrote letters to their representatives advocating for hunger relief
Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, NC (October 25)
- Raised $6,220 for ELCA World Hunger
- 400 pounds of food collected
Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN (November 7)
Concordia College, Moorhead, MN (November 8)
Trinity Lutheran College, Everett, WA (November 14)
St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Lexington, SC (December 5)
Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD (February 13-14) |