The $3 Summer Time Hunger Challenge continues all summer long. You can win a barbecue donated by Save-On-Foods, Abbotsford!
$3 SUMMER TIME HUNGER CHALLENGE poster
Join us at Save-On-Foods Abbotsford on Friday, July 30 and buy a bag of rice from our booth to donate to the Abbotford Food bank and you can enter your name in our draw.
Don’t live in Abbotsford? No problem. Just send the money along with your name, address, telephone number and email address before September 15th and we’ll enter your name. You can also donate online.
The food will stay local, but the money will go global to help change hunger in our 2010 Rice Raiser Campaign Global Projects. (see Projects) AND best of all, $2 from each bag will be matched!
28 July 2010 | Continue Reading
Hunger Response International invited tournament attendees to help tackle hunger on July 24/25.
28 July 2010 | Continue Reading
On July 24-25, 2010 Abbotsford Rugby Sevens will host their second international tournament at the Ag Rec Centre in Abbotsford. Hunger Response International will be partnering with them to tackel hunger on the local and global levels.
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4 July 2010 | Continue Reading
Hunger Response International and Abbotsford Save-On-Foods are helping raise awareness about hunger by holding a contest on National Hunger Awareness Day.
We’re looking for 100 people who want to make a difference through creative and artistic expression on environmental canvas tote bags.
Be The Change 4 Hunger Poster
17 May 2010 | Continue Reading
Food security keeps families together! This year, the project that we are working on in Guatemala is helping empower women and children who have been left in thier village as their men try to find employment on coffee or cotten plantations. They are gone for months at a time and the women often struggle to find food to feed their children.
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7 May 2010 | Continue Reading
April 7th is the globally observed as World Health Day. Because over one billion people suffer from malnutrition we have identified it as one of the seven annual Have A Rice Days.
30 March 2010 | Continue Reading
The next HAVE A RICE DAY is on World Water Day, March 22, 2010.
Have a Rice Day, March 22, 2010
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7 March 2010 | Continue Reading
The New Year started with an outpouring of compassion by Chief Dan George Middle School in Abbotsford!
Besides collecting rice for Haiti, the school ran their Rice Raiser Campaign during January wrapping it all up with a 23 hour fast for the grade eight students.
2 March 2010 | Continue Reading
No matter what age, one person can inspire many when passionately moved to do something good and they receive encouragment and support.
Here is another wonderful story of how one grade five student ignited compassion in his school to raise funds for people in Haiti after the earthquake. This action kickstarted the Rice Raiser Campaign which the school continues thier involvement in.
18 February 2010 | Continue Reading
A Birthday for Emily to Remember:
11 February 2010 | Continue Reading
You can provide help for the Haiti earthquake victims through the 2010 Rice Raiser Campaign.
24 January 2010 | Continue Reading
Newly added to our Resources to download and share is the 2009 Campaign Results Newsletter.
27 November 2009 | Continue Reading
Since the Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948 having access to sufficient nutritous food has been considered a basic human right. Now we find ourselves at the close of year 2009 and there are estimated to be more than one billion people who are food insecure. That is nearly one sixth of the world’s people!
27 November 2009 | Continue Reading
Every child needs sufficient nutritious food to develop healthy bodies.
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22 October 2009 | Continue Reading
With over one billion people in the world who are hungry, teaching our youth about social responsibility towards those who need our help is more important now than ever before.
19 October 2009 | Continue Reading
October 16th is World Food Day and the launch of the new HAVE A RICE DAY Movement
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13 October 2009 | Continue Reading
We’re excited to introduce a new movement called
HAVE A RICE DAY
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- It’s a brand new, very simple concept with a potential for a great big impact!
- It’s a terrific way to help raise awareness and help feed the hungry at the same time!
- It’s a great project at the work place, at school, in your club or even with your exercise class. It’s something you can share with your friends anywhere”
24 August 2009 | Continue Reading
Hunger Response International is honoured to be selected as the featured charity for Abbotsford’s first Rugby 7s International Tournament.
Abbotsford Rugby Sevens is a new and highly entertaining version of the traditional game of rugby. On July 25, 2009, Abbotsford will host its first ever ‘International Rugby Sevens’ event from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm.
24 June 2009 | Continue Reading
Saturday, June 20 is World Refugee Day and millions of people have been uprooted from their homes.
16 June 2009 | Continue Reading
We’ve just published our Spring 2009 Rice Raiser Newsletter that showcases the schools and community groups involved this year’s campaign thus far.
21 May 2009 | Continue Reading
The Rice Raiser is impacting students making them more aware of the realities of hunger in our world today. If you want to know just what students think after participating in a Rice Raiser Campaign, read the comments that were taken from the evaluation forms. There are also some statements from teachers.
We’ll let them tell you what they think about their experience through the Rice Raiser Campaign.
19 May 2009 | Continue Reading
Read about the 2009 Rice Raiser Campaign activities on our new blog! www.riceraisercampaign.blogspot.com
10 March 2009 | Continue Reading
Read about the excitement on Facebook and on the new Rice Raiser Campaign Blog!
5 March 2009 | Continue Reading
The 2009 Rice Raiser Campaign is off to a great start!
6 February 2009 | Continue Reading
Another 40 million people have been added to the numbers of the hungry… please follow the link to read more:
The Vancouver Sun http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=22654d07-eb05-4a47-86e9-10fb92a702c3
19 December 2008 | Continue Reading
Hunger Response International Director has just returned from a visit to one of the 2009 Global Projects.
11 December 2008 | Continue Reading
Make October 16 – World Food Day become:
“Share Your” Food “With The” World Day
23 September 2008 | Continue Reading
Students have been impacted by their experience in the Rice Raiser Campaign. We are pleased to provide a sampling of their feedback:
14 May 2008 | Continue Reading
Food prices are increasing all over the world causing concern and even unrest in many nations.
The daily headlines referring to a ‘Global Food Crisis” in our current news emphasizes the need to help our youth know about their world and to provide a means for them to help the hungry. Through the Rice Raiser, students awareness of hunger is increasing. As they join forces, they are able to experience the power of changing hunger for many people. In some cases the food provides relief and other times the funds help with sustainability. Not only are they giving food, but the gift of hope as well.
5 May 2008 | Continue Reading
Over 30 schools and community groups help thousands of people with much needed food!
25 March 2008 | Continue Reading
Hunger Response International, a registered Canadian charitable organization (Business Number 80519 9544 RR0001), collects funds to feed people globally through the Rice Raiser Campaign.
1 January 2008 | Continue Reading
Play and Feed the Hungry
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The Next Rice Raiser Campaign:
17 July 2007 | Continue Reading
Global Partners Express Appreciation
28 May 2007 | Continue Reading
The 2007 Rice Raiser Campaign results are in and the funds for global projects have been sent out.
Together, with the involvement of 21 schools throughout the Fraser Valley and on Vancouver Island we collected
- over 6,300 kilograms of rice and 1,400 cans of food to help feed people locally! (a value of over $11,000)
Plus – we were able to send off
- over $16,000 in cash to the four developing countries to help feed people globally!
That equals a grand total of
- over $27,000 raised in cash and food for the 2nd Rice Raiser Campaign!
19 April 2007 | Continue Reading
The Rice Raiser has two goals: The first is obviously to see the state of hunger changed and enough food for everyone. The other goal is to raise awareness about global hunger and instill seeds of compassion in our youth so that they will care for others in need now and in the future. The comments that came back from the participating students makes it clear that they are concerned about people who suffer from hunger and are ready to work towards change now.
Comment from a high school student
I for one know what it is like to feel hunger. I was raised by a single mother and many times my brother and I did not have enough food to eat. My mom went without the most.
If it can be this bad here in Canada, one of the richest countries in the world, imagine what it must be like in developing countries where there is no help.
12 April 2007 | Continue Reading
We are very pleased to brag about the following businesses that demonstrated their fantastic support for the 2007 Rice Raiser Campaign.
5 March 2007 | Continue Reading
Thank you to all the schools who will be using the Rice Raiser to teach our children about the problem of hunger and what we can do to act locally and act locally to help feed the hungry. We have been receiving very encouraging support from many local schools, teachers and students.
12 February 2007 | Continue Reading
The Rice Raiser has been growing and generating a lot of support. We are grateful to everyone who has expressed their interest in changing the situation of hunger in our own communities and around the world. This year, we are working with Hungry for Life International, Mennonite Central Committee BC and CAUSE Canada to focus on the problem of hunger in four countries: Indonesia, Honduras, Zambia and Haiti.
9 February 2007 | Continue Reading
We sincerely appreciate the overwhelming support we are receiving from churches, community groups and businesses.
8 February 2007 | Continue Reading
Yale Secondary School
We have 15 teachers signed up with their classes. We have divided them into three groups. Sciences, Fine Arts/Languages and Humanities. The challenge is on.
The group of 10 teachers that lose will have to provide and serve a full course lunch to the winning 5. We have daily draws for prizes for students who bring in 2kg of rice. Key Club students are taking shifts at Save-on-Foods to up-sell bags of rice and encourage customers to donate their Save-on-More points which the store will then match the value of.
Abbotsford Christian Middle School
1 February 2007 | Continue Reading
Campaign dates: February 12 – March 5
The Rice Raiser is growing
The Rice Raiser is entering its second year and schools are responding. Schools that participated last year are signing up and schools just hearing about the campaign in other cities are also planning to join. Let us know if your school would like to take part so we can provide you with the information tools and support to help you run a successful campaign.
More businesses and community groups are coming on board and showing their support. Lists will soon be available. If you have a business or belong to a community group or club and would like to participate please call us. We’ll gladly show your support to the world through our website.
16 October 2006 | Continue Reading
The Rice Raiser 2006 has been a great campaign! This first year, the focus was primarily in Abbotsford, where nine schools participated. In addition to that, three schools from the Vancouver area and a school from Langley contributed!
“What a wonderful response to a first year campaign.” says Director, Lorri Sawatsky “This demonstrates the concern many people have over global hunger and how eager they are to help make change happen. This year’s response is a fantastic foundation upon which we can build as we endeavour to see the Rice Raiser develop into a nation wide campaign that involves Canadians throughout the country. Thank you to each person who contributed.”
18 September 2006 | Continue Reading
Thank you to all the businesses that helped by providing discounts, media coverage, prizes and donations.
1 March 2006 | Continue Reading
The Rice Raiser 2006 has been a great campaign! This first year, the focus was primarily in Abbotsford, where nine schools participated. In addition to that, three schools from the Vancouver area and a school from Langley contributed!
4 January 2006 | Continue Reading
January 2005
International Christian Response and MEI Secondary and Middle Schools teamed up to raise rice. The results of the food drive/fund raiser are as follows:
Rice raised throughout the campaign: 840.26 kilograms (to be distributed through the local Food Bank)
Cash raised to purchase rice for the poor in Cambodia, Vietnam and Sri Lanka: $1,550.00. This money will purchase enough rice to feed 3,000 people for one week! (Rice is the primary staple in all their meals.)
28 February 2005 | Continue Reading
