News

Catch up here on the latest comings, goings and general happenings for the 40 Hour Famine in 2010.
We’ll post what we know: from what you tell us you’re doing for the Famine, from events we attend and get swept up in, and general tips and advice as they seem pertinent. Got a tip for us? Add a comment! Lets share the love.

  • Thanks from Cambodia!

    3/09/2010 10:00:00 AM

    Cambodia - 2009 - KakDaHow doing the 40 Hour Famine really makes a difference.

    Guess what?

    40 Hour Famine : Cambodia 2010: Vitamin Enriched Noodles are produced by World Vision in CambodiaThanks to the support raised by last year’s 40 Hour Famine participants, World Vision has been able to deliver 90 metric tonnes of food over the last 6 months to families in Cambodia. These families have been struggling to survive because the main money-earners are sick and can no longer earn money.


    90 metric tonnes is HEAPS of food.

    It’s ...

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  • Doing something real in Kenya

    30/08/2010 2:46:50 PM

    ... with World Vision's Stuart Thomson

    Hey, 40 Hour Famine people!

    Have you ever wondered if the money you raise really helps?  Recently, I had the chance to find out.

    In June 2010, I visited a World Vision nutrition project in Laisamis, Kenya. Money raised from last year’s (2009) 40 Hour Famine has been supporting this project.

    I travelled with World Vision field officer Alex.

    40 Hour Famine : Kenya : High energy food called 'Plumpy Nut' is given to the most vulnerabelHe told me that the rains came to Laisamis this year after ...

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  • Have you won a pair of Levi's® Jeans?

    25/08/2010 4:00:00 PM
    Levi's
    The results are in!

    Congratulations to the 100 winners of our Levi's® Jeans competition!

    Cheryl Yeong (http://40hf.com/CherylYeong) from Victoria has topped the list after raising an amazing $2,120 dollars over the four days of the competition! She must've asked everyone and anyone for a donation and it shows - she received 34 separate donations and most of them were $20 - $40 each. Wow! Great work Cheryl!

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  • Banking : The Lowdown

    22/08/2010 11:00:00 AM
    Global Leadership Convention participantsYou know what?
    We really think that you are a star!

    If you've just finished the 40 Hour Famine, then you've become part of our 35 year history of one of Australia’s biggest community awareness and youth fundraising events!

    We think it's a powerful – and meaningful – way that you can experience what life is like for children who have to go without – Every. Single. Day. 

    So, know that you've gone without, how do ...
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  • The Famine weekend is here!

    20/08/2010 7:40:00 PM

    40 Hour Famine - It's HERE!

    After all that preparation and fundraising - it's now crunch time!
    You actually have to go without that thing you love to bite/talk about/look at/sit on/sleep in /[other verb]!!!
    But you're not alone. Our bean crunchers reckon that there 300,000 participants involved in the 40 Hour Famine. Wow!

    Good luck to all of you and thank you so much for signing up and committing to doing something real about the Global Food Crisis.
    We think you're ...

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  • What we're giving up

    20/08/2010 1:20:00 PM

    What We're Giving Up!

    Our 2010 Youth Ambassadors – Jessamy (WA), Tom (NSW), Jasmine (QLD), Hamish (VIC) and Georgia (SA) along with World Vision volunteer Matt Darvas (who featured in our 2010 videos from Nepal) are gearing up to join you this weekend as an estimated 300,000 Australians go without in the 40 Hour Famine.

    As part of their role as Youth Ambassadors, they headed to Nepal at the start of this year to see poverty first hand. They've blogged ...

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  • Churches join forces with schools and businesses to tackle the 40 Hour Famine

    19/08/2010 4:00:00 PM

    40 Hour Famine : Cross from a rearview mirrorAround Australia, churches are joining forces with schools and businesses in their community to take on the 40 Hour Famine and the Global Food Crisis.

    If you’ve been keeping an eye on our Leaderboard, you’ll note that many of the top Group fundraisers (at this stage at least) have been churches.

    We have some awesome staff at World Vision who work with church leaders to come up with new ideas about how to ...

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  • Win a pair of Levi’s jeans!

    19/08/2010 12:30:00 PM

    Levi's Curve IDTo celebrate the 40 Hour Famine and the launch of Levi’s ® new custom fit Curve ID jeans, we have 100 pairs of jeans to give away to this weekend’s best fundraisers!

    Our friends at Levi’s ® love that you’re hungry for change and want to reward your efforts in doing something real. After all, who wouldn’t love a new pair of threads?

    The 100 people who raise the most amount of ...

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  • Congrats to the winners of our Premium Makeovers from The Body Shop!

    17/08/2010 12:00:00 PM

    The Body Shop LogoThe results are in!

    Congratulations to the 217 winners of the Premium Makeovers from our friends at The Body Shop. We hope you enjoy them!

    Anya Hersch led the charge by collecting an amazing $1,475 dollars last week – although unfortunately her profile page is set to ‘Private’ so we can’t show you her great work!

    Next up was Mary Thomas, a Group Member with St James Anglican Church in Tassie who received $1000 online ...

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  • The countdown is on!

    11/08/2010 1:00:00 AM

    The Countdown is On!The countdown is on for this year's 40 Hour Famine - and we want to know how you'll be surviving those 2,400 minutes without whatever you've chosen to give up. I'm sure some of you will have been cooking up some great ideas whilst you asked your friends and family to hand over their hard earned cash to support you and our projects in the field.

    We've pulled together some of the best ideas for activities, ...

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  • Get pumped for the 40 Hour Famine

    10/08/2010 1:00:00 AM

    Matt DarvasThis year we celebrate 35 years of the 40 Hour Famine - yep, it's a creation of the 70's that has lasted and continues to be a rite of passage for Australians young and old. 

    So, many of you might have done the Famine before, but what's new for 2010?
    The answer: Heaps!

    We've got personlised online fundraising pages, blogs from our Youth Ambassadors, Facebooking, Tweeting and more awesome resources than ever before!
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  • Win a Premium Make Over from The Body Shop!

    9/08/2010 4:20:33 PM
    The Body Shop LogoGuess what? We've got 200 Premium Make Overs from The Body Shop to giveaway to this week's best fundraisers!

    Our friends at The Body Shop think you’ve made a massive difference to the lives of kids living in poverty overseas...so now it’s time for you to look as good as you feel about it!

    The top 200 people who have raised the most amount of money online between Monday 9th August to Sunday 15th August will ...

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  • 40 Hour Famine ... there's an app for that!

    7/08/2010 3:07:00 PM

    Get the iPhone App

    We're stoked to announce the release of our 2010 40 Hour Famine iPhone App - available now via iTunes.
    It's packed full of features allowing you to take donations directly from your iPhone, track your fundraising progress, watch videos and more! We reckon our app is a 'must have' for anyone with an iPhone participating in this year's 40 Hour Famine.
    Oh ... and it's FREE too!
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  • Awards - Something to aim for!

    5/08/2010 2:00:00 AM
    AwardsThe 40 Hour Famine isn’t about being rewarded for your efforts – but hey, an award can be kinda nice! 

    We some awesome awards for you to aim for as you do something real to help those affected by the Global Food Crisis like Sami, Sarita and Lalu.
    Want to know what's up for grabs? 
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  • Our tips for staying safe

    28/07/2010 4:22:56 PM

    Going without anything for 40 hours – especially something you love – is gonna be tough. And if you’ve decided you want to give up food, then you may as well be prepared.

    You don't have to be Bear Grylls to survive the 40 Hour Famine, but there's a few guidelines you should check out all the same.
    we want to see you back next year, so good luck with your efforts, be safe and use ...

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  • Leading Fundraisers & super Famine folk

    19/07/2010 2:14:51 PM

    The race to become this year's top 40 Hour Famine fundraisers is heating up - with just $25 separating the leading 3 Groups!

    Our new Leaderboard on our Community page shows how well Individuals and Groups who have online fundraising pages are doing. 

    Today we give you a run down on the top Groups and Individuals - as well as some other super Famine participants

    Individuals

    As of today - it's SupaSal ($730), Keith ($620)...

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  • 40 Hour Famine Tees for sale!

    6/07/2010 7:57:12 PM
    Buy a 40 Hour Famine T-ShirtBe one of the first to buy one of our limited edition, sweatshop-free t-shirts!
    Wear it proudly to show you’re supporting the 40 Hour Famine and raise awareness of this awesome cause! The tees cost $30 each (which includes postage) and will take about 10 days to come from our place to yours!
    There is one design, but plenty of sizes for both guys and girls to choose from.

    So, what are you waiting for? 
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  • New 40 Hour Famine resources ready to download!

    22/06/2010 3:10:21 PM

    ResourcesNeed some help running your 40 Hour Famine group?

    You'll find plenty of great uses for our new resources available for download today!

    Download some of our sweet resources such as control sheets, Tip sheets for schools to start kick start their fundraising, Christian Studies and posters here

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  • 2009 40 Hour Famine funds help Chile earthquake survivors

    22/06/2010 12:00:28 PM

    Emergencies strike without warning and they can happen anywhere, and for many reasons. They can be natural disasters (such as floods or earthquakes) or human-made ones (such as war). Survivors, many of them children, can be left stranded and in urgent need of relief.

    Every year, a proportion of funds raised in the 40 Hour Famine is allocated to emergency relief. This helps World Vision respond to disasters around the world as they occur.

    The funds ...

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  • GLCs inspire thousands across the country

    11/06/2010 6:34:08 PM
    Global Leadership Convention participantsWe've been loving hanging out with over 4,000 secondary school students as part of our 2010 Global Leadership Convention (GLC) series. 

    What's a GLC?

    They're one day workshops empower Australian students to become the kind of leaders and globally-minded citizens the world needs – now, more than ever.

    As Australians in the year 2010, we live in a competitive, demanding and often cluttered world. There is so much advertising, marketing and emotive stimulus provided to us - ...
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