30 Hour Famine brought Kerrobert students together for global cause

By Joan Janzen

You might recognize some of these Kerrobert Composite School students from 2006 who participated in a 30 Hour Famine.

The newspaper archives revealed this photo of 23 Kerrobert Composite School students from 2006 who were among 25 students to participate in a 30 Hour Famine and raise $1,500 for the cause. PHOTO CROSSROADS, MARCH 27, 2006

It was part of a program in which thousands of Canadian teens raised money to help people around the world who did not have access to clean water, medicine and adequate food.

Before beginning the 30-hour challenge, the group was fed a light breakfast. To keep distracted from lingering pangs of hunger, they played games, watched movies and a 30 Hour Famine video, read books and consumed an unlimited amount of juice and water.

The group of Grade 7 to 12 students managed to raise $1,500 and was rewarded with a pizza feast after the 30 hours had passed.