The Body Shop Westlakes joins the 40 Hour Famine

By Sabrina Oliver - Assistant Manager, The Body Shop Westlakes (SA)

The Global Food Crisis is into its second year.

You probably didn't even know it...



World Vision’s 40 Hour Famine, is on again. Get Involved... 21-23 August 2009.

The 40 Hour Famine is one of Australia’s biggest youth fundraising events. It’s our chance at The Body Shop Westlakes to do something real: we're giving up food or other stuff that really matters like our mobile phones or Facebook for 40 hours and raising funds for kids living in poverty overseas.

It’s a great way for Australians to actually experience what life’s like for children who have to go without – every single day!

This year the 40 Hour Famine funds will help to:

• provide emergency food aid in Kenya and Cambodia
• provide sustainable agriculture and development programs
• increase reliable access to food and water
• reduce the effects of climate change by creating sustainable environments
• invest in agricultural education and development.

SOMETHING REAL you can do to help:

• Donate to The Body Shop Westlake's 40 Hour Famine group. Our group is called "TBS girls with heart". Group number "671037711".
• Do the 40 Hour Famine yourselves (especially other The Body Shop stores!) It's easy just jump onto their website. Let's see how many hungry kids TBS can help!
  
• Watch the videos about how the Food Crisis has hit innocent children in Kenya (Beatrice's Story) and Cambodia (Chanra's Story).
• Buy one of these cool 40 Hour Famine t-shirts.