FAST AND PLEDGE

FOR

SEASON FOR NONVIOLENCE

How often in your busy life do you stop to think, really think, about the lives of those so much less fortunate than you are - those who feel the pains of hunger on a daily basis or those actually dying of starvation?

Here is an idea that can build into your life a daily or weekly practice that will remind you in a very real way of those who suffer so much from hunger, war, poverty. At the same time it will give you a way of providing regular financial support to the struggle to build a more just and peaceful world.

The idea is a simple one – give up something (breakfast, food, coffee, alcohol, driving your car - you decide) every day or once a week, and take the money you would save by making that sacrifice and give it to the most deserving organization you can find. A regular monthly donation of $10, $20, $50 a month (whatever you think the sacrifice is worth in real dollars) would be a significant contribution, especially if you continued to do it over the course of a year or several years. By skipping breakfast every day or fasting one day a week, or walking or riding your bike to work instead of driving, you could easily save $20 or $30 a month. So please consider it.

We would like to try and track how many people decide to take up this idea during this Season for Nonviolence, and so, if you do, please fill out the pledge form below and send it to the address at the bottom of the sheet.

During the 2008 Season for Nonviolence (January 17 – April 2) I will (describe the sacrifice you intend to make)

_______________________________________________________________________.

I pledge to donate $_______/ month to________________________________________

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Mail to: El Dorado Peace & Justice Community

P.O. Box 543

Diamond Springs, CA 95619