Hillsborough Students Host 5K to Help End Global Hunger

Hillsborough, NJ -- One step at a time. Hillsborough High School students are helping to end global hunger through a charity 5K/walk.

Robert Bender and his friends, all juniors of Hillsborough High School are organizing the race on Sunday, May 22 to benefit Action Against Hunger - an international organization that is working to end the global hunger crisis.

“We wanted to help out a charity in some way and make a difference,” Bender told Patch. “ We found the organization Action Against Hunger and saw that they have one of the highest donation rates, 93%, which goes toward hunger fighting programs.”

The race will be held at Duke Island Park on Old York Road in Bridgewater and race day registration will begin at 10 a.m. The race will start at 11 a.m.

Racers can pick any amount to donate. And the race is a sanctioned USATF competitive race.

Along with the race, there will be raffle for a two-month membership for the YMCA of Somerville. To educate locals about global hunger crisis, there will be several family friendly activities.

Activites include having kids pick up a Jerry Can of water to see how far they can carry it. This represents children in other countries who have to walk several miles for water.

“It’s one of the unfortunate things people have to deal with in these countries,” Bender said.

There will also be a demonstration on how to make a peanut butter paste, called Plumpy'nut, that does not require refrigeration to represent what people in those countries eat.

Learn more about Action Against Hunger in this video: