Date/Time
Date(s) - 03/07/2015
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Location
Knafel Center, Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University
Registration Open for Oxfam America Hunger Banquet®
Interactive Event Sheds Light on Worldwide Hunger and Poverty Issues
Saturday, March 7
BOSTON – Registration is now open for the Oxfam America Hunger Banquet®, an interactive event that will bring together the Boston community and teach guests about food distribution and hunger throughout the world. Celebrity chef and longtime supporter Aarti Sequeira, of the Food Network, will appear at the Hunger Banquet on behalf of Oxfam America.
Oxfam America is a Boston-based global relief and development organization. Oxfam America Hunger Banquets have helped people understand the reality of hunger for over 40 years at thousands of events attended by more 850,000 people around the country.
Before the event, guests draw tickets at random that assign each to a high-, middle-, or low-tier based on current statistics of people living in poverty. Each income tier receives a meal that corresponds to their income level. The high-income tier is served a sumptuous meal; the middle-income section eats a simpler meal of rice and beans; and the low-income tier receives rice and water.
The Oxfam America Hunger Banquet will be held on Saturday, March 7 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at the Knafel Center, Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University, located at 18 Mason Street in Cambridge. The event is free and open to people of all ages. Donations are suggested and RSVPs are required in advance. To learn more about Oxfam America Hunger Banquets, visit www.oxfamerica.org. To register to attend the event, visit Eventbrite.com. Space is limited.
Oxfam America is a global organization working to right the wrongs of poverty, hunger, and injustice. We save lives, develop long-term solutions to poverty, and campaign for social change. As one of 17 members of the international Oxfam confederation, we work with people in more than 90 countries to create lasting solutions. To join our efforts or learn more, go to www.oxfamamerica.org
