Word: hhac
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Members of the Harvard Hunger Action Committee (HHAC), noted a high consciousness on the Cambodian situation and an encouraging response to the fast effort. "Once students recovered from the shock of what's happening, they've gotten more and more upset and are realizing that money must be made somehow." Manva Blumberg '81, a member of the HHAC said yesterday. "The participation in the fast has been really, really excellent, more than ever before, as two-thirds of the student body responded in some way." Carina Campobasso '81, another member of the group, added...
Carina Campobasso '81, a member of the Harvard Hunger Action Committee (HHAC), which organized the fast, said yesterday that 2980 undergraduates have already agreed to fast. The total number fasting will surpass 50 per cent of the student body by tonight, she added...
Student contributions of more than $1700 will bring the total HHAC has raised to more than $4600, including Food Services Department rebates of $1 per student who fasts, Campobasso said...
Campobasso said HHAC hopes that half of all undergraduates will participate in the fast. The group expects to raise $5000 through rebates and contributions, Dones said...
...HHAC is raising the money on behalf of Oxfam-America, the domestic branch of an international relief organization, and of Catholic Relief Services, an arm of the Catholic Church. The funds will pay for the purchase and distribution of food and supplies for Cambodians in their nation and in refugee camps in Thailand...