Hofstra/HUHC Feed The World Benefit videos

When it comes right down to it, there's a connection between enviromental studies and ending world hunger. That connection was demonstrated on Monday 11/5 in the Cultural Center Theater at Hofstra, where two dance groups and two acapella singing goups came together to help three HUHC students complete their class project in Professor Margaret Hunter's HUHC seminar in environmental studies. Hunter challenged her students to form up in groups and commit to putting together one conrcete project that would have a postive impact on enviromental issues and require them to negotiate with stakeholders and manage the logistics. This was not supposed to be another paper. Students had to come up with the idea, plan for it and then pull it off.

Three HUHC students, Annalise Ellis, Caroline Kirkwood, and Katy Hylton, came up with the idea of holding a Hofstra Feed the World Benefit concert which would raise money for Heifer International, a relief agency founded on the notion that it's better to provide people in need with the means of production than simply handing out bundles of food. To that end, they work to provide livestock so hungry people can feed themselves and others in their villages and towns. Annalise, Caroline and Katy aimed high, they wanted to raise $500, the cost of providing one family with a cow. They asked for donations at the concert. They gave away little rubber toy cows to anyone who gave $5. They asked HUHC for help with refreshments publicity and other logistics. The participating groups included: Sigma Capella, Strictly Steppin, and Drastic Measures, and a dance troupe. All are Hofsta-based performance groups. This is the first in a series of posts that will give HUHCConversation viewers a chance to see what they missed. Each video contains a minute or two of the performance, and a bit of information about Heifer International. Our hope is that it might inspire some of you to go to the site and make an additional contribution. Having met the goal - we're now wondering how much further we can go. Consider making a contribution by clicking here. You'll be taken to the Heifer International page for this project.