Joseph Henry, a Master's of Public Health student and weight room manager, organized a 17-day run from Washington D.C. to Canada to raise awareness of hunger and poverty. His Hunger 500 run aimed to raise $100,000 for the UN World Food Programme and increase awareness of global hunger. He successfully exceeded his fundraising goal and inspired others to help fight hunger around the world.

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Our Social Entrepreneur :
Joseph Henry
Hunger

2. Background Info on Joseph Henry
Joseph Henry, was a Master's of Public Health (MPH) He is
also a Weight-room manager at the University of Alabama at
Birmingham (UAB) Campus Recreation Centre. Joseph is
also married to a beautiful wife named Daphne and he enjoys
running too.

3. More intro on Joseph Henry
Joseph Henry decided to run to create awareness on 2 big
problems, hunger and poverty. He and his team therefore
began a 17-day run on February 9, 2011, starting from the
White House in Washington, DC to the 6th Annual
Universities Fighting World Hunger Summit at the University
of Guelph in Ontario, Canada.

4. Aims of the Hunger 500
The goal of the Hunger 500 is to increase awareness about
Universities Fighting World Hunger, the 6th Annual
Universities Fighting World Hunger Summit, and the global
fight against as well as raise a minimum target of $100,000 to
be donated to the UN World Food Programme.

5. Impacts of Hunger 500
In the end, Joseph Henry was successful in managing to
achieve his goals. Like he initially intended, he helped raise
awareness about hunger and that there are many hungry
people in the world throughout the united states of america.
He also exceeded his original aim of $100,000 to feed the
needy. From the run itself, he managed to inspire others to do
their part in helping those in hunger in the world.

6. Credits
1. https://www.uab.edu/reporterarchive/83371-henry-to-run-500-miles-to-raise-
money-to-fight-hunger
2. http://bb.valuesventure.com/LearnResources.aspx
3. https://www.slideshare.net/DavidJoel123/joseph-henry-hunger-500
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