Lone Star College Montgomery to Host Hunger Banquet

From Lone Star College-Montgomery:

CONROE – Take a seat at Lone Star College-Montgomery’s Hunger Banquet where the meal you eat is determined by the luck of the draw, just like real life where some are born into prosperity and others into poverty. The event on Wednesday, November 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the Commons Building (building A) will help raise awareness of global hunger and poverty issues. Attendees are asked to donate $5 or three canned goods to the LSC-Montgomery Food Pantry.

“We’re excited to host this event at LSC-Montgomery,” said Michele Richey, civic engagement coordinator and associate professor of sociology at LSC-Montgomery. “Educating people and raising awareness about inequality is the first step to helping people understand how hunger and poverty are connected.”

The event is an interactive experience that helps guests understand the reality of hunger. Participants will draw tickets at random that assign them to a high-, middle-, or low-income tier. Each income level receives a corresponding meal. The high-income guests are served a sumptuous meal; the middle-income guests eat a simple meal of rice and beans; and the low-income guests help themselves to small portions of rice and water.

“Not all of us are born with the same opportunities, through this event we hope to educate students, staff and the community by persuading our audience to help those in need,” said Richey. “Hunger affects not only those who are hungry, but all of us as well.”

The Hunger Banquet is one of many civic-minded events developed by the Center for Civic Engagement. To combat hunger facing students and employees at LSC-Montgomery, the college and the Montgomery County Food Bank have an on-campus food pantry, the first of its kind for a community college in the Houston area.

This event is sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement, Coulter Fellows, ECOS Club, Honors College Student Organization, Human Services Club, Library, LSC-Food Pantry, Phi Theta Kappa, Psi Beta, Psychology Club, Rotaract, and the Student Government Association.

To RSVP for this event, please contact Michele.Richey@lonestar.edu. For more information, visit here.

LSC-Montgomery is located at 3200 College Park Drive, one-half mile west of Interstate 45, between Conroe and The Woodlands. For more information about the college, call 936.273.7000, or visit here.

Known for its leadership, innovation and steadfast commitment to student success, Lone Star College provides high-quality academic transfer and workforce education / career training programs to more than 83,000 credit students each semester, and a total enrollment of 95,000 students. LSC is training tomorrow’s workforce today and redefining the community college experience to promote student success and economic prosperity. Stephen C. Head, Ph.D., is the chancellor of LSC, the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area, which consists of six colleges, eight centers, two university centers, Lone Star Corporate College and LSC-Online. To learn more visit LoneStar.edu.

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