Oxfam Hunger Banquets hosted by CA 239 Nov. 16

The banquets will be in the Student Center Ballroom at 5 and 7 p.m., with each section of CA239 hosting its own 45-minute banquet. Pastor Ann Sundberg of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Chadron will speak on local hunger and poverty issues during each program.

At the banquets, participants will be divided into the following classes; high, middle or low. Each class will be treated differently to show how the different classes deal with hunger needs. The high class members will receive a full meal of salad, a main course, dessert and tea or coffee. Middle class members will receive rice and beans and water to drink while low class members will receive only rice and water.

French, who applied to the international organization for approval to host an affiliated hunger banquet, said the students are hosting the event to fulfill the civic engagement portion of their class. Students are in charge of all logistics before, during and after the event.

Each student is also required to bring a peer, along with an adult, such as a CSC employee. Participants are asked to bring three food items to donate to the food bank at Immanuel Lutheran Church.

Sarah Townsend, of Douglas, Wyoming, said her class is excited about the event.

“It will be interesting to see how attendees are affected by the banquet. I think it's important for us to recognize how lucky we are in the United States. This banquet will really highlight how fortunate we are to have food and other basic amenities. I think this will be an eye-opening experience for some people who attend the banquet. Plus, it's pretty awesome that there is a canned food drive to help those are not as fortunate,” she said.

For additional details, contact French at sfrench@csc.edu.