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People throughout New! Zealand. Australia, Canada/ the United States, and Bri-j tain are being asked to go' without their main meal on: February 29 for World Hat-; vest for Humanity. CORSO will use the money! saved from the meals for projects overseas, these includ-! ing an irrigation project in' India, marketing in the Phi!-! ippines, and agriculture in Tonga. The organiser of CORSO ■in Christchurch (Mr R. A. .Consedine) said that informajtion had been sent to ! ch urches, comm unity organ is. lations. and schools. If the (requests from churches for! leaflets and pledge forms: ■ were any indication, the day ■ should go reasonably well, he! 'said. ■ It was not just an appeal but a reminder of the number of people starving. It was quite clear that the prob-1 lems of world poverty would not be solved by giving up one meal, but it was hoped That people would think more deeply about it, Mr Conse!dine said. : This is the first time the ■idea has been tried. It will : probably be repeated in four (years, when leap year falls ■ again, if the scheme is a sue-! 'cess. I
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Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34087, 26 February 1976, Page 7
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