Teens from Pilgrim Lutheran Church and other area Lutheran churches will go without food for 30 hours to get a taste of what the world’s poorest children and families face everyday.

Their effort is part of the “Will Starve For Food” campaign by World Vision.

Prior to the event weekend, students raise funds with the knowledge that every $30 they raise can help feed and care for a child for a month. Groups also are encouraged to perform hands-on service projects during the weekend in order to make a difference in their own community as well.

Funds raised by 30-Hour Famine participants help feed and care for children in poverty-afflicted countries around the globe. Additionally, a portion of funds raised support World Vision’s efforts to assist families in need in the United States.