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Teens Fighting Hunger is a non-profit organization as defined by 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service. Founded in 2007 in Lake Oswego, Oregon, our mission is threefold: 1. to provide relief - throughout the year - to the nearly 17 million hungry children in the United States; 2. to promote youth involvement and empower teenagers to use their skills, talents, creativity and energy in such ways that they develop both the pleasure and habit of giving back and making a positive difference in the lives of others; and 3. to raise awareness about the hunger problem in America in order to create a continuous stream of hunger relief.
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Empty Bowls Dinner Raises $4,700 for Local Charity! |
NEW ITEMS IN OUR STORE! |
The forth annual Empty Bowls fundraiser, organized by the Lake Oswego High School Hunger Fighter Club and ceramics classes, was held recently in the school cafeteria. Mr. Steve Schiefelbein’s ceramics classes created pottery bowls that were used to serve a simple meal of soup, bread and cookies prepared by student volunteers, New Seasons Market, and The Olive & The Grape bistro, respectively. Attendees enjoyed the meal and kept their bowl as a reminder of the problem of domestic hunger. All funds raised at the event were matched dollar-for-dollar by Teens Fighting Hunger, which also sold their handmade products throughout the evening. The resulting $4,700 was given to Portland-based Transitional Youth (www.transitionalyouth.org), helping them pay for the 14,000 meals they expect to serve to homeless youth this year. Thanks to everyone for a superb team effort!
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Visit our newly updated online store, now with over 60 items to choose from. 100% of the proceeds go to our fight against childhood hunger. Thank You! UPCOMING EVENT “For these are all our children, and we shall profit by, or pay for, what they become.” -James Baldwin |
