Where Will You Sit?
At this interactive event, the place where you sit, and the meal that you eat, are determined by the luck of the draw—just as in real life some of us are born into relative prosperity and others into poverty.
Students at The Putney School and volunteers at the Putney Foodshelf have organized an Oxfam Hunger Banquet that will take place at the Putney Central School on Westminster West Rd. in Putney on Friday, December 11 at 6 p.m. Mary Starkey, program support coordinator for Oxfam America in Boston, will be the keynote speaker and master of ceremonies.
The Hunger Banquet can be an effective way to simulate the imbalanced distribution of food in our world. Participants represent various countries around the globe and receive a meal that corresponds to that country’s economic status. The Hunger Banquet is an opportunity for your community to actively express solidarity with the poor around the world.
The banquet is a fundraising event for Oxfam America and the Putney Foodshelf. Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations working in approximately 94 countries worldwide to find solutions to poverty and injustice. The Putney Foodshelf provides supplemental healthy food for area people in need. Suggested donations are $10 for adults, $5 for students, and/or food donations for the Putney Foodshelf.
Miye and Maeve, a junior and senior student at The Putney School, respectively, are coordinating the event with The Putney School’s executive chef, Marty Brennan-Sawyer, and the Putney Foodshelf’s Susan Kochinskas as projects stemming from classes at the school. Miye’s is an outgrowth of Comparative Religions, while Maeve is connecting hers to Media Studies.
For a successful event, the hosts need to know how many will be attending, so please reserve your place by emailing alumni@putneyschool.org.