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economist suhffiibuhe helping theless fortunate saturday april 6 ioo2 if teens in 30hour famine this weekend by patrick mcalpine special its not quite a national famine but teens acrbss canada and york region are going on a starvation diet this weekend its all for the worldvision 30hour famine the 31st annual event encourages teenagers to fight world hunger by tem porarily experiencing it themselves participants go without solid food for 30 hours con suming nothing but water and juice by taking pledges the teens raise money for chil dren in the poorest coun tries around the globe and increase awareness of world hunger in their community every day 30000 chil dren die from hunger and preventable diseases planet- wide says world vision spokesperson melinda estbrookes about 250 high schools and other organizations throughout the region are taking part in this years event according to local world vision spokesperson raymond onami approxi mately 15 of those groups are in markham the towns total turnout is expected to be about 750 people thats a fantastic num ber says mr onami participatants began 6 pm friday and refrain from eating until midnight today the program had hum ble canadian beginnings in 1971 but now similar events have been planned in the united states great britain australia malaysia japan and hong kong last years famine involved 165000 canadian participants and raised 45 million this year world vision hopes to increase both everything on sale 5 days only save up to 20 40 60 even 70 off from ttos april 9 sat april 13 60 bullock dr unit 4 markham 9052941104 vvwwnorthlandartcom baig this ad in and get everyday low prices e9 adidas if ay lor made vuu take your game to a higher level jk golf ft evolutions markham location 5328 hwy 7 east of mccowan 9052016621 numbers to 5 million from 170000 participants the money raised will support youthfocused pro grams in africa india guatemala sri lanka canada and afghanistan these initiatives include child labour protection water cleaning services education and emergency relief world vision is a christian humanitarian organization active in more than 90 countries providing help to upwards of 75 mil lion people each year free demonstration wed april 1 0 2002 600 pm 800 pm become a web designer 12week fulltime training program in richmond start may 6 want to find out more come to our open house and see for yourself meet the instructor and tour our spacious facility call 9058830047 ext 300 or 318 to register lyork region learning connections v heglon district school 1010 uation off per couple if booked by april 30 2002 r europe a ftmisijgar leisure f rorr ihr choice 122 a da prices are per person land only a irfare taxes and insurance extra carlson wagonlitii toll free 1 800 2632721 i i t