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The Hunger Strike thehungerstrike 533 views 1. Pray/Fast for 24 hours 2. Join the resistance (www.facebook.com/thehungerstrike or www.twitter.com/thehungerstrike) 3. Purchase a "Stop Hunger Now" Pack: (www.thehunger...
The Hunger Strike Challenge Year 2 thehungerstrike 48 views A resistance against preventable diseases. Visit www.thehungerstrike.org/challenge to book your free event!
Hunger Strike Office Tour thehungerstrike 77 views Take a tour of "The Hunger Strike" office in Westminster, MD. 1375 Pleasant Valley Rd Westminster, MD 21158. www.thehungerstrike.org
The Hunger Strike Challenge: Student & Leader Testimonies (HD) thehungerstrike 61 views Students & leaders give testimony of the change they experienced in their lives following The Hunger Strike Challenge. www.thehungerstrike.org If you are considering...
The Hunger Strike Challenge: Student Testimonies (HD) thehungerstrike 99 views Students give testimony of the change they experienced in their lives, the lives of their students, and their families following The Hunger Strike Challenge. www.thehunge...
Give. thehungerstrike 46 views Produced by: Kevin Carmack / kevincarmack.com Music by: WILLET Photos by: Justin Willet Photography Story line by: Jeremy Willet Copyright 2010, Willet inc.
Haiti Water Walk thehungerstrike 143 views This is what children in Haiti have to do everyday to get clean water.
The Hunger Strike Challenge Year 1 thehungerstrike 182 views The Hunger Strike program is a 24-hour food fast founded by the band, WILLET in which participants will engage in a variety of activities, fundraising, and service projects...
The Hunger Strike Challenge: Youth Leaders Testimonies (HD) thehungerstrike 309 views Youth leaders and parents give testimony of the change they experienced in their lives, the lives of their students, and their families following The Hunger Strike Challeng...

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"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy." Proverbs 31:8-9

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After being raised in a Christian home with years of music lessons from their father, 3 brothers from Maryland started a rock band in 2006. Touring simply under their last name, Willet (www.willetonline.com), the band had big dreams of radio singles, record deals, and national tours. On the other side of the world, over 12,000 people were dying from HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, as well as over 26,000 people dying from hunger and malnutrition.
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In 2007, Jeremy, Justin, and Jordan Willet went to visit this side of the world. 10 days in Ethiopia, Africa would prove to be life changing. All of a sudden, radio singles and record deals took a back seat to finding a way to help thousands of children living in poverty. The next 5 years would consist of heavy U.S. and international touring to speak on behalf of children that couldn't speak for themselves. During that time, the band recorded and released 5 studio albums, sold over 20,000 records, won independent music awards, and landed several independent #1 radio singles. Although many considered the band, "successful", these achievements took second place to the work being done to see thousands of children sponsored through events, and many international trips into the communities that were being impacted. In addition, Jeremy and his wife, Kathleen, lived in Haiti for a year (2009-2010) where Kathleen served as a community development facilitator. Thankfully, she was safe through the January 2010 7.0 earthquake.

During the years of full-time touring, the band developed a program called, The Hunger Strike Challenge to encourage students to go without food for 24-hours in an effort to raise money and awareness about extreme poverty. At the end of 2010, the band realized that The Hunger Strike Challenge was an endeavor larger then just a program, and therefore decided to invest the profit made from CD sales, tour dates, and merchandise sales into a new non-profit called The Hunger Strike. The Hunger Strike became an official partner of Food for the Hungry, staying true to the vision to respond to God's call "until physical and spiritual hungers are ended worldwide". Willet as a band continues to tour the world, but now has office space located in Pleasant Valley, MD for Hunger Strike staff.

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