Presbytery 8/13

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Report:
Hunger Action Advocate report
Update on Offering of Letters: Many thanks to all the folks that wrote letters and emails to their members of congress urging them to put a circle of protection around the poor and programs that protect them such as WIC, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program etc.  Thankfully these programs were not cut during the recent budget ceiling proposal.


Crop Walks in our Presbytery
Take advantage of this opportunity to raise funds for hungry people. Funds raised are split with Church World Service and local hunger needs. Join a walk in your area!

·         Boulder County CROP Hunger Walk 2011 October 23, 2011

·         Estes Park CROP Hunger Walk 2011 September 11, 2011

·         Fort Collins CROP Hunger Walk 2011 October 2, 2011

·         LaSalle CROP Hunger Walk 2011 October 8, 2011

·         Loveland CROP Hunger Walk 2011 October 1, 2011

·         Northeast Colorado CROP Hunger Walk 2011 September 11, 2011

·         Windsor CROP Hunger Walk 2011 October 2, 2011

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Disaster relief in Horn of Africa

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Huge drought conditions have resulted in famine and now disaster. CARE has identified 29,000 children under 5 have died from starvation, 600,000 Somalians are fleeing (PCUSA) and 12.4 million people are at risk for starvation in Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti according to the UN. The need is great- and scientists predict that  conditions will continue until December.

If you have members that would like to contribute to disaster relief please use PCUSA disaster relief number DR999999. This will guarantee that 100% of all donations go directly to the affected area.