Updates

Hey guys! It has been awhile since I got my updates out to the greater Moore family, so I thought that would be a great thing to do on a damp Tuesday afternoon here in the Zoo-Town. We have our Hunger Awareness Week all planned out (FINALLY!!!) and it looks like it is going to be quite the week. Monday, our very own Ann Waickman will be teaming up with some local food bank gurus to deliver a discussion on The Faces of Hunger in Montana. We are really looking forward to having Ann and hearing what she has to say. Tuesday night is going to see another panel discussion on more political issues of hunger titled Beyond Charity: How can we be advocates for change around hunger and poverty issues? Then Wednesday will see a live concert/fundraiser for the Poverello Center (Local rescue mission-type place) on the Oval with a performance by Reverend Slanky (I'm not quite sure who this is, but he has quite the colorful past in Missoula). This will be followed by a camp out (in boxes) on the Oval, which I am really looking forward to. Then on Thursday we have a hunger banquet (my main focus for the week) subtitled eat as the world eats featuring local superstar Amy Martin and a farmer named Casey Bailey (who also plays music and is an activist, go figure, for fighting hunger). A few U professors will also be speaking and I am very confident that this will be a successful evening. For more specifics or to donate money check out our website www.montanahungerweek.org or email us at montanahungerweek@gmail.com.
I am also working with a group of students on taking a mission trip to the Helena Diocese's Mission in Guatemala. We have about $1200 each to raise by May 12th so we have some work to do there still. All you golfers out there, we have a golf tournament planned for May 4th ($60/foursome: Dad? Ben? Nate?). Sweet little 9 hole scramble... should be fun. Anyone remember the old festival at St. Gerard's? Yeah we are going to try to duplicate that. We have that scheduled for Sunday Arpil 27th and it will include everyone's favorite event: a cake walk! I'll also be sending a letter out to the O. 6 with details about the trip and alternative means of support so keep your eyes glued on the mail box for those within the next month. Other than these crazy escapades, I am just doing the school thing and really enjoying life! I don't know if there is anything else to say... Hope you all are just grand and I can't wait to see you all in the next few months! Love you all very much and take care!
Nick
P.S. Abe- I got the letter, I really appreciate it! Helps a ton!