Rise Against Hunger 2024 will be on December 8th from 1pm-3pm!
The Catholic Community of Hopewell Valley is hosting our 3nd Annual Rise Against Hunger fundraiser and meal packing event! Rise Against Hunger is an international humanitarian organization that is growing a global movement to end hunger by empowering communities, nourishing lives and responding to emergencies. With locations across the U.S. and six international offices, the organization provides immediate nourishment for those facing hunger today and implements sustainable solutions that will lift entire communities for years to come. Rise Against Hunger has facilitated volunteer meal packaging of more than 600 million meals to be distributed to countries around the world.
Our goals this year are to raise $10,250 and pack 25,000 meals! You can donate online and via check or cash. See below for details. To volunteer, please sign up online via the SignUp Genius link below or visit one of the Rise Against Hunger tables after Masses in November. Any volunteers under the age of 18 must have an adult present with them during the entire event. This is a great service opportunity for all generations!
To VOLUNTEER:
- SignUp Genius CLICK HERE
- After Mass In-Person Sign-Ups
To DONATE:
- EventBrite Online Donations CLICK HERE
- Online Giving CLICK HERE. Please click the "One-time" tab from your Parish Online Giving and choose Rise Against Hunger on the drop down box.
- Checks: All checks should be payable to "St. James Church" with Rise Against
Hunger in the memo. Checks may be mailed, dropped off to any of our three Parish
Offices or handed into the Mass collection baskets.
LAST YEAR'S STATS: We had 170 volunteers package 25,056 meals in an hour and a half! You donated $11,106 to cover the cost of the meals, which also includes extra funds for even more meals to be packaged. The meals were received by Sierra Leone and Haiti.