Cassidy Kennedy (left) and Meghan Nesmith volunteered at the door and collected donations as guests arrived.

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Congratulations to student organizer Liz Moss (left), seen here with her mom Jenny. She worked hard to bring some much needed attention to this very worthy cause.

Kebede Abate is the chairman of the Ethiopian Community of B.C. He prepared some "Doro Wote" (chicken stew), "Yesiga Wote" (beef stew) and "Gomen" (spinach) which was served for dinner.

Orion Mengistu (centre), spoke on behalf of the Ethiopian Famine Victims Fund. Yoseph Asfaw (left) and Hassen Adbella (right) are also members.

Kent Hams and Charlotte Truswell are from Smart Investment Strategies and came out to support the cause.

These Collingwood gals were all giggles during dinner. From left: Charlotte Bell-Irving, Melissa Palm and Karen Brodie.

Ethiopian food tends to be a little hot and spicy, which is easy to see from the expressions on these faces. From left: Peter Haile, Michaell Calb, Neil Bell-Irving and Malcolm Brodie.

Robyn Montgomery (from left), Jessica Lewis and Kelsey Smart were learning more about world hunger.

George Chandler is the coordinator for global education in the international services branch of the Red Cross. He was one of the evening's speakers.

Girmaye Gabre (back) and Dr. Fikre Tsehai spoke to the crowd about the famine in Ethiopia and some of the terrible conditions that people must suffer.

Worku Aleme has taken his four-year-old daughter Sebele to Ethiopia and hopes she will remember all the thing she saw as she grows up.

Lindsay Cohen (left) and Alexa Heming helped create the decorations of black silhouettes dotted with facts about Ethiopia.