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  • 30 Hour Famine Home

    30 Hour Famine Home

    Gracepoint Berkeley church Sat. 6/26/10 12AM – Sun. 6/27/10 6am WHAT IS THE 30 HOUR FAMINE? The 30 Hour Famine is a World...

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  • Stats

    Stats

    Check out how much Gracepoint Berkeley has raised for the 30 Hour famine! Which group is contributing most? How are doing relative to previous years?…         Gracepoint Berkeley church STATS   •a bar graph of contribution amounts by ministry group (click on...

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  • Blog

    Blog

    Have some great ideas for this year’s 30 Hour Famine. Let Gracepoint Berkeley know! Help us raise funds together…         What can you do to save $30? That’s enough to feed a child for one month. Have a good idea for a...

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  • Fasting 101

    Fasting 101

    Never fasted before? If you need some information on fasting, here is the place to get started. Post contains info about both physical and spiritual aspects…         FACTS ON FASTING WORLD VISION’S 30 HOUR FAMINE The average, healthy person is able to...

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  • World Hunger

    World Hunger

    World hunger is not a minor issue. Click here to find out more about its impact and effects, especially on the children…            

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  • Info

    Info

    Need some more information about 30 Hour Famine. World Vision has provided some helpful tips on how to get started…         HOW DO I GET STARTED RAISING DONATIONS FOR THIS YEAR’S EVENT? Here’s a great tip, and a great goal to set...

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  • Story

    Story

    This post contains a real life example of how World Vision is making a difference with our donations. We are helping real people!         The following story is from the African country of Lesotho. It is the story of Mathabo Nkakole, a...

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  • Zooming out

    Zooming out

    Submitted by Ester… When approaching this year’s 30 Hour Famine, I have to honestly say that I didn’t have any particular plan for fundraising.  I had some ideas such as asking some of my friends and family, but I could hardly imagine talking to complete...

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  • Fasting is not my thing

    Fasting is not my thing

    Submitted by James….    Fasting has never been my thing. In fact, I have never fasted before, and the last thing I would plan to do is to give up food for any purpose. Food is simply too important to me. I understood the tragedy of...

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  • Last year’s famine

    Last year’s famine

    Submitted by Mike…      Last year right around this time, the sophomores and juniors of a2f Blue along with the staff drove out to the San Francisco Food Bank for an afternoon of volunteer work. We arrived at a humongous warehouse structure filled with towering rows...

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