The 30 Hour Famine is an international student movement that unites about a million young people in 21 countries to work toward the goal of eliminating hunger in our world. Students promise to go without food for a 30-hour period and raise sponsorship money that goes to alleviating the effects of starvation on children.

World Vision is a Christian relief and development organization dedicated to helping children and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision supports more than 2,900 projects in over 100 countries, including parts of Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Americas. For more information about the New York office of World Vision or 30 Hour Famine in the Greater New York area, go to www.worldvision.org/newyork30hf or call 212.736.2997.