NEWS  
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 1, 2015 
 
World Food Day, “Hunger Banquet” Kicks Off Observance 
 
On Friday, October 16th, the UVI Cooperative Extension Service begins its World Food 
Day activities with the “Hunger Banquet” at the Great Hall on the grounds of the University of 
the Virgin Islands’ Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix. This activity is open to 5th through 8th 
graders, representatives from the Department of Education, and other community leaders. These 
groups will join us in this unique event and experience the challenges of poverty and world 
hunger first hand.   
 
The activities continue on Sunday, October 18th from noon until 6 p.m. While admission 
is free, visitors are asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the day's food drive. All food 
collected is donated to local food banks. World Food Day‒officially celebrated on Oct. 16, but 
observed world-wide during the month‒is to bring attention to the plight of the hungry and 
undernourished in the Territory and the world. This year’s World Food Day theme selected by 
the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is “Social Protection and 
Agriculture-Breaking the Cycle of Rural Poverty.” 
 
Sunday’s ‒ October 19th activities include a formal outdoor ceremony, food vendors’ 
court, farmers’ market, workshops, demonstrations, entertainment, and FREE vegetable 
seedlings.  Each year, three agricultural products are highlighted, and this year’s selections are 
okra, soursop, and goat. We are also having the World Food Day 4-H Youth “Super Chef” 
Competition, which is open to all students of junior and senior high schools. Come and support 
junior high and high school students as they compete in the 8th Annual World Food Day 4-H 
Youth “Super Chef” Competition.  And that’s not all!  There will be an open Soursop “Blast” 
Competition for the public. Come and WOW the judges with your best desserts, preserves, and 
drink recipes. 
 
You don’t want to miss this event—WORLD FOOD DAY, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18th  
Noon until 6:00 p.m. UVI St. Croix campus. 
World Food Day is sponsored by UVI’s Cooperative Extension Service, the UVI 
Agricultural Experiment Station and the V.I. Department of Agriculture. For more information, 
call Clarice Clarke at (340) 692-4060 
 
 
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