Local students raise thousands - North Star

Local students raise thousands - North Star: "HUMPHREY - By the time you finish reading this sentence, a child will die in a third world country. But it only takes 30 hours to save thousands, states World Vision Canada.

With this in mind, about 51 students from Humphrey School participated last Friday for the first time in the 30-Hour Famine. They raised a satisfying $3,000 for the organization. World Vision claims that 29,0000 children die each day from preventable diseases associated with malnutrition.

Today, more than 500,000 teens participate in World Vision’s 30-Hour Famine in an effort to raise awareness, compassion and money to feed under-privileged children in 100 countries."