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Team 7B
Hunger Banquet
A Taste of World Hunger

December 1, 2009

Mrs. Beth Brill, Mr. Doug Kahn, Mrs. Pam Travis, Mr. Dave Venuti, Mrs. Lillian Apicella, Mrs. Jennifer Parlante and Mrs. Jessica Smith

In order to raise awareness of world hunger and the global disparity in food security, the students in Team 7B participated in Jericho Middle School's first annual Hunger Banquet. As the students entered the library, they were given different colored cards, which represent the three income groups in our world. Each income level received a corresponding meal: the 15 percent in the high-income tier were served a gourmet meal; the 25 percent in the middle-income section ate a simple meal of rice and beans; and the 60 percent in the low-income tier helped themselves to small portions of rice. The students completed a quiz on facts related to world-wide hunger, and then read a picture book, If the World Were a Village. In addition, the students watched videos and listened to songs that depicted the growing number of people who struggle to survive on a daily basis.