The document summarizes a walk organized by Ms. Chandrey-ee Lahiri to raise funds for the 700,000 people in Massachusetts who do not have enough food. It notes that despite the overall wealth of the US, some Americans experience poverty and hunger. Specifically, it states that 660,000 people in Massachusetts are hungry, including 13% of children. The walk raised $2.2 million from over 67,000 individual and group donors to help address hunger in the state.

1. Walk For Hunger
Founder
 Ms Chandrey-ee Lahiri
 40 years old
 Their aim to raise funds for the
700,000 people who do not have
enough to eat in their home state of
Massachusetts, USA.

2. Background of the problem
 Some Americans are poor even when the
country itself is rich.
 According to Project Bread's 2010 status
report, 660,000 people in Massachusetts
are hungry.

3. Background of the problem
 13% of children under 18 live in food-
insecure households.
 There are 35 number of cities and towns in
Massachusetts that have the highest
rates of hunger and food insecurity.

4. Result of improvement
 There is 67,680 number of individuals,
corporate donors, and foundations who
supported Project Bread’s Walk for
Hunger in 2010.
 There is a total of 2,211,763 free and
reduced price breakfasts served during
October 2009.

5. Result of improvement
Through this research we have learnt:
 We learnt how fortunate and how lucky we
are compared to those facing problems
such as poverty and hunger.
 We also learnt we should try our best to
help them for example spreading the
problem to friends and family so they
might be able to contribute to the less
fortunate.

6. Team Members
 Aaron Yong
 Leow Nan Feng
 Darren Heng
 Caleb Sng