When Omro coordinator Janet Abalan described the experience at a meeting of vicariate religious educators, the success of the program captured their interest and they began to plan the vicariate-wide event. Although both high school and middle school students participated in the opening and closing prayers, a Mass and early Saturday evening soup supper, each age group had its own discussions and activities. James Feely, Sacred Heart pastor, celebrated Mass. Videos suitable for the two age groups were chosen to coincide with planned activities. Films graphically describing world hunger, startled the young people. Going without food for 24 hours isn't like starvation.
Many people go without food for days and days.
Amanda Boushele, a sophomore at Oshkosh North, has a new view of the world. To be poor gives you a different outlook on life. After watching a video on how to get by spending only 50 a day on food, the students walked to a nearby supermarket. They were to shop for food for a month and tally the cost. They soon discovered the difference between what they had to have and what they would like to have, said Janet Abalan.