Newman House Lunch with Catholic Relief Services President Wednesday
Newman House invites you to a Catholic gathering with Ken Hackett, President of Catholic Relief Services, on Wednesday February 13th, 12:30pm-1:30pm.
All students, faculty, and staff are welcome to drop by anytime to enjoy lunch and discuss world poverty and hunger. Instructors may invite invite their students. Newman House is located at the corner of Brookside and Manchester, across from the Cowell Wellness Center and Physical Plant. There is no charge for the lunch. For more information, call Newman House at (209) 951-0881, or email our CRS Campus Associate, Joanne Gallegos.
Ken Hackett
President
Catholic Relief Services
Mr. Hackett will also be giving a free public lecture at 7:00pm at the Pacific Theater. The talk is entitled “Solidarity Will Transform the World: Humanitarian Trends and the Work of Catholic Relief Services.” Much of the lecture will be rebroadcast on our radio program, VOICES, on February 19th. Afterwards you can listen through the VOICES archive.
For more information on Catholic Relief Services, visit their main website. CRS also has a site for college students: CRS Campus Connection.
Newman House invites the campus to enter into global solidarity with Operation Rice Bowl, and ORB rice bowls and calendars will be available at the lunch. This CRS fundraiser continues throughout the season of Lent. Read our article about it.