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How would you feel if you were invited to a banquet and then weren’t allowed to have anything to eat? That’s what some of the 200 students who will take part in the annual Hunger Banquet at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) will learn Monday, Nov. 16. The banquet begins at noon in the Walb Student Union Ballroom and is sponsored by the IPFW Student Government Association, the Center for Academic Support and Advancement (CASA) and the First Year Experience (FYE). It is the final event in this semester’s FYE Conversations program.
When the students arrive, each will be given a representative “life” as a low, middle, or high income person. Based on the world distribution of income, students will receive a meal that reflects their assigned socioeconomic level,
Jane Avery, director of the Community Harvest Food Bank, will speak on world and local hunger. Students will take a brief hunger quiz and discuss the issues of malnutrition, inequitable distribution of goods, and volunteer opportunities. Students will be encouraged to contribute to the Community Harvest Food Bank or get involved in campaigns to end poverty and hunger here and abroad.
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