THURSDAY DECEMBER 2 – STANDFAST DAY 3
A.M. ANNOUNCMENT
Thank you to everyone who came to the screening of Rebuilding Hope last night, and a special thank you to Gabriel Bol Deng for taking the time to visit Harwich High School yesterday. Last night, we raised $600 to support Hope for Ariang and primary education in Southern Sudan.
We are focused this week on supporting the people of Southern Sudan as they vote for Independence on January 9. Sudan is also the country whose western region is Darfur. The dictator who controls the Sudan government in Khartoum, Omar al-Bashir, has conducted a campaign of genocide against the people of Darfur since 2003. Approximately 400,000 Darfuris have been killed and millions displaced. International attention and pressure has reduced though not totally eliminated the violence in Darfur. We hope that similar attention and pressure will convince Bashir not to react to the vote for Southern Sudan independence with repression and genocide.
Today’s beard contest – goatee. Today’s trivia question – what actor visited Southern Sudan in October to bring attention to the situation there?
Beard of the Day Contestants:
Anthony:
Ben:
Mike:
Shawn:
Spencer:
Tyler:
Mr. D:
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