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Childhood Hunger

Monday, June 20, 2011

Catholic Parish Fights Childhood Hunger

St. Oliver Plunkett Catholic Church in Snellville raised money to end childhood hunger during the Great American Bake Sale at the Snellville Farmer's Market on Saturday.

St. Oliver Plunkett Catholic Church hopes to do its part to end childhood hunger, and recently the parish hosted a bake sale to help bring awareness to the cause, as part of the Great American Bake Sale. The church held sales on June 18, during the Snellville Farmers; Market. This is the second year that the parish has participated in the nationwide bake sale. The Great American Bake Sale is a childhood hunger initiative sponsored by the Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit that sponsors a variety of culinary or food-inspired events year round to raise money for projects fighting to eliminate childhood hunger. The organization’s goal is to end childhood hunger by 2015. Currently, more than 18 percent of America’s population is children…

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