At an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet, guests randomly draw tickets that assign them to different income
levels, based on statistics about the number of people living in poverty. Depending on where they sit, some
receive a filling dinner, while others eat a simple meal or share sparse portions of rice and water. While not all
guests leave with full stomachs, many gain a new perspective on the root causes of hunger and poverty.
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To provide reflection the banquet will be followed by a screening of Give a Damn? GAD? is a feature-length
documentary about three friends, two idealistic activists and one skeptic, attempting to live in poverty, on
$1.25 a day, across 3 continents. The adventure takes a devastating turn when two of them survive a deadly
plane crash in Africa, and all three must fight to finish what they started. The films subjects, Dan Parris, Rob
Lehr, and David Peterka, will lead a discussion after the film. http://www.giveadamndoc.com/main/
Dan Parris is the filmmaker/activist/goofball whose lingering questions after returning from Africa serve as the
fuel for the film Give A Damn? Dan has a B.A. in Film Production from Biola University and is currently pursuing
the dream he has had for nearly a decade, to make feature films that will have ground-breaking impact in the
world. Rob Lehr, an offensive, yet delightful filmmaker and friend whose passions include hunting, poetry, and
sharing his views no matter how you may feel about them. He has a degree in Business from Missouri State
University, and currently resides in Springfield, MO. Robs ability to be open and raw as the skeptic of the
journey provides much of the drama and comedic relief of the film. David Peterka is an experienced activist
and traveler with unbreakable optimism. He has his degree in Intercultural and Urban Missions and is
developing his own non-profit, "When the Saints", whose goal is defending, rescuing and maintaining the rights
of the weak, poor and oppressed, focusing on victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking in Malawi.