Plains and Peaks offering to Hunger Fund

At the August meeting of Plains and Peaks Presbytery, it was voted that the offering collected go to the Presbyterian Church USA, General Hunger fund #H999999

This is tremendous support for Hunger work! The fund helps support five major areas:

• Direct Food Relief
• Development Assistance
• Influencing Public Policy
• Lifestyle Integrity
• Education

For more information visit: Hunger Fund! at http://www.pcusa.org/hunger/give.htm

HR 2139 has 100!

Bread for the World President David Beckman just sent this email message of good news:

Hallelujah! As of today, we have just reached 100 cosponsors for H.R. 2139, the Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009! Thank you. This would not have happened without your phone calls, visits, personal letters, and emails.

Reform of U.S. foreign aid is getting the momentum and traction it needs!

If you would like to see if your Representative is co-sponsoring this bill, please go here and click on SHOW COSPONSORS
You will find a complete list of current co-sponsors. To date, our regions only cosponsor is Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO1]. Please continue to contact your representative and urge them to co-sponsor.

Also- during the fall recess, Bread for the World is encouraging home state visits to both your representative's office and senator. Please check back to this blog for further information as these meetings are set up. Or- contact me directly!