Students Work to Quiet Hunger Pangs

Hosts of the Poverty Banquet hope to decrease hunger and malnutrition, which are the number one risks to health worldwide.
More than 960 million people throughout the world are hungry — that’s more than the populations of the U.S., Canada and the European Union Combined. In 2009, 43.6 million people in America were in poverty, according to the U.S. Census bureau.
Poverty is defined using income before taxes and does not include capital gains or non-cash benefits, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. For example, in 2009, a family of four was considered to be in poverty if the household income was below $21,954.
The School of Medicine International Medicine Club recently hosted the second annual Poverty Banquet to raise awareness and provide education about the critical issue of poverty in Lubbock and around the world.
Proceeds from the banquet benefit Breedlove Foods Inc., a nonprofit organization in Lubbock that has provided food to the hungry locally, and on a global level since the early ‘90s. Breedlove’s vision is to transform lives through hope and encouragement.
The International Medical Club promotes the health of a global community, which reflects the overall goals of students, faculty and staff.
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