40 hour famine and high school sleepover?

Question

My eldest step daughter wants to participate in the 40 hour famin, which we will support her for of course, BUT my question is this, the permission slip she came home with states the following -

During this time (of the sleepover at school) the students will be asked not to eat and solid food but will be able to drink fruit juice, soft drink and water as well as eating sugary lollies.

That's not right is it? Isn't the 40 hour famine meant to be NO food and no drinks except water and not just any sugary lollies - it used to be barley sugar only?

and since when is soft drink allowed? Isn't the whole point to raise funds to help this starving kids in the third world countries who starve everyday, like when do they get to have softdrink? or fruit juice?

It seems to me to make a mockery of the whole point, I did the 40 hour famine several times as a child and we were only allowed water and barley sugar? so has it changed these days or is the school making a mockery of the whole point

Answer 1

If you are like a group of primary school m8z... You could grab big enough boxes and the you could sleep in them and you only eat rice and water... This one is kool I did it last year wit ma m8s but in sayin that I am 33cm.... Well that is an idea... Just think about it I am doing it with my sis this year she wanna.

Answer 2

yeah , im doing it now and were only aloud water and barley sugar !! thats g\rigged it tehy drink soft drinkkk