Rock4Life Concert Blog

“Take lots of pictures while they are interviewing me”, Jeanine said as she handed me her camera. I took the camera, and turned it on as Jack began recording Jeanine’s interview. “This is Jack and Jen, and today we have Jeanine Guidry of Rock4Life. Hello Jeanine!” “Hey guys”, Jeanine answered. “So what is Rock4Life?” “Rock4Life is a benefit concert at Thomas Dale, and this year we are focusing on world hunger” “How has that been going?” “Very well. We have put videos on Youtube, and we have student-created blogs. Recently we visited the Central Virginia Food Bank.” “Really? Tell us about it”, asked Jen. “The students had a blast. We had a chance to see how our canned goods went from us, to the people who need food.”, answered Jeanine. “Great. We have a student here with us, who has been taking many pictures. Why don’t you come over?” suggested Jack. I silently handed the camera to Jeanine, and took her spot near the high-tech microphone. I was slightly shorter than Jeanine, so I had to adjust the microphone. After trying to figure out how to move it for a few seconds, Jack and Jen both reached over and easily moved the mike down. “So Maya, can you give us any statistics about world hunger?”, asked Jen. “Well, every 3.6 seconds one child dies on hunger”, I began. “One dollar can feed five people, so the cost of one Rock4Life ticket will feed 50 people. Also, this year people spent more on pet food, than on food aid.” “Wow. Now I also heard that you tested how it felt not to eat for a day, tell us how that went”,said Jack. “It definitely was a challenge. I was tempted to just reach out and grab some food. It also made me think about the people who don’t have any food that they could eat.” “Well I am glad you learned something from your experience, and thanks for your time” ”Thank you”, I said beaming. With that, our interview had ended.

-Maya E.