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Title: 40 Hour Famine
Post by: memka on August 11, 2008, 08:59:54 pm
The 40 Hour Famine is this weekend.
This year the funds go to stopping child labour, trafficking and slavery in India.  :angel:

Is anyone else participating?
What are you going with out?
How much are you trying to raise?

I'm planning to do the standard go with out food.
My group's aiming to raise at least $1000.

If anyone would like to make a donation visit:
http://www.40hourfamine.com.au and click on Donate Now.
When the donation form asks you for the Famine Number, it'll be great if you could put 28249723-9.  :)
Every little bit helps make a difference.
 
Title: Re: 40 Hour Famine
Post by: xox.happy1.xox on August 11, 2008, 09:19:35 pm
Aww... I will definitely go without chocolate, and fast food... I will fast for a while, hopefully donate and help the community over there become a better place. :smitten:
Title: Re: 40 Hour Famine
Post by: costargh on August 11, 2008, 09:24:32 pm
I remember in grade 6, all the ano' girls at my school did this because if they didn't they thought they would be perceived as fat; it was basically a little grade 6 trend lol.

(I'm not suggesting that they are your reasons. Just reminiscing on the good old days lol)
Title: Re: 40 Hour Famine
Post by: xox.happy1.xox on August 11, 2008, 09:34:03 pm
Hehe... I would never worry about being fat, although maybe, just maybe...
Title: Re: 40 Hour Famine
Post by: amyminchin on August 16, 2008, 09:10:33 am
Doing it on Monday 6pm to Wednesday 10am. It's the only time I can actually do it. I'm giving up food, speech and furniture. woohoo. :D
nah i love it.
Title: Re: 40 Hour Famine
Post by: /0 on August 16, 2008, 02:46:45 pm
I'm not really doing it but I'm giving up lunch to sponsor people. There's this guy at my school who went without talking for the entire week last week. :O
Title: Re: 40 Hour Famine
Post by: xox.happy1.xox on August 16, 2008, 08:45:39 pm
^
Lol, impossible for me! How did he do it? :P
Title: Re: 40 Hour Famine
Post by: Daniel08 on August 16, 2008, 09:05:30 pm
I'm not really doing it but I'm giving up lunch to sponsor people. There's this guy at my school who went without talking for the entire week last week. :O

Im also going that extreme! I have given up food for 168 hours, except im having rice once a day, only after I was given advice from my Doctor. I have raised $2,400 so far and I'm going to supermarkets etc to get more money.

My aim is $5,000.

(One kid has died in the time Ive written this) 
Title: Re: 40 Hour Famine
Post by: hard on August 17, 2008, 04:08:38 pm
^ not bad.
Title: Re: 40 Hour Famine
Post by: clinton_09 on August 17, 2008, 04:18:05 pm

Im also going that extreme! I have given up food for 168 hours, except im having rice once a day, only after I was given advice from my Doctor. I have raised $2,400 so far and I'm going to supermarkets etc to get more money.

My aim is $5,000.

(One kid has died in the time Ive written this) 

such a beautiful heart
Title: Re: 40 Hour Famine
Post by: Mr Edwards on August 12, 2010, 02:48:20 pm
Hi there!
I'm thinking of doing the 40 hour famine this year (for the first time, shamely). Do you need a credit card to do it? How does fasting help the people in need? Where does the money come from? Is it your money?
Title: Re: 40 Hour Famine
Post by: ninwa on August 12, 2010, 04:08:21 pm
Hi there!
I'm thinking of doing the 40 hour famine this year (for the first time, shamely). Do you need a credit card to do it? How does fasting help the people in need? Where does the money come from? Is it your money?

- don't need a credit card
- you get people to promise to sponsor you if you do the famine, by putting their names down on a World-Vision-supplied booklet
- chase people up for the money once you've done it
- send money to World Vision
Title: Re: 40 Hour Famine
Post by: kendraaaaa on August 12, 2010, 04:24:06 pm
Strong 2 year bump haha
Title: Re: 40 Hour Famine
Post by: Hutchoo on August 12, 2010, 04:30:49 pm
I'm not really doing it but I'm giving up lunch to sponsor people. There's this guy at my school who went without talking for the entire week last week. :O

Im also going that extreme! I have given up food for 168 hours, except im having rice once a day, only after I was given advice from my Doctor. I have raised $2,400 so far and I'm going to supermarkets etc to get more money.

My aim is $5,000.

(One kid has died in the time Ive written this) 

+1 Karma. Thats really good to hear -except for the kid dying part.


I've decided to give up on homework for the 40 hour famine.
Title: Re: 40 Hour Famine
Post by: the.watchman on August 12, 2010, 06:05:53 pm
I'm doing food and English (no I don't speak another language at home)
Raised around $650 from school people, haven't asked anywhere else yet :)
Title: Re: 40 Hour Famine
Post by: eeps on August 12, 2010, 06:12:22 pm
I'm doing food and English (no I don't speak another language at home)
Raised around $650 from school people, haven't asked anywhere else yet :)

I sponsored YOU! $5.50 thank you very much. :P 650 bucks... dang. :o FOOD and ENGLISH... when will you be giving up those two up?... during a normal school week? :P
Title: Re: 40 Hour Famine
Post by: the.watchman on August 12, 2010, 06:14:05 pm
Nah, probably this weekend
Mind you, I'll be going out and stuff, so I'm not just lazing about at home :P
Title: Re: 40 Hour Famine
Post by: eeps on August 12, 2010, 06:22:24 pm
Nah, probably this weekend
Mind you, I'll be going out and stuff, so I'm not just lazing about at home :P

LOL. damn. I could have tempted you with FOOD at school. :P GOOD LUCK without having FOOD and ENGLISH for 40 hours... you'll NEED IT.
Title: Re: 40 Hour Famine
Post by: matt123 on August 12, 2010, 06:29:33 pm
im also doing 40 hour famine btw.
im giving up free time/social life/ fun
ohh wait

I ALREADY DID THAT WHEN I ACCEPTED YEAR 12
fml

good on all of you who are doing the famine though :)