It's that time
again--CROP Hunger Walk is almost upon us, and we're preparing
for a year of good weather!
For More Information, Come to a "Recruiter" Meeting!
Saturday, February 16, 2008
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
7:00 - 8:00 PM
IFC Carrboro Services Building
110 W. Main St., near the Wendy's-- CW, F, J Bus Lines
What is the 22nd Annual Chapel Hill/Carrboro CROP Hunger Walk?
The CROP Hunger Walk (CROP=Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) is a four-mile walk through the diverse streets of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and the UNC Campus with rest stops along the way and refreshments at the end. The CROP Walk links families and communities together to raise money in order to provide food and other resources for people locally and around the world.
Who walks? Anyone who wants to contribute their time to help support those in need! Many Carrboro and Chapel Hill religious communities, businesses, schools, non-profit agencies, and other local organizations have CROP Walk volunteer "recruiters" who help recruit walkers. You can talk to a recruiter for more information, or contact us to become one.
When?
Sunday, April 13th 2008 at 2:30 p.m. Registration for walkers begins at 1:30pm.
Where?
Carrboro Town Commons/ Farmer's Market (301 W. Main St.)
How?
Participants begin by inviting their friends, businesses, organizations, and employers to sponsor them with contributions prior to the four-mile walk. Then, bring your money, pets, friends, children and anyone else to the Walk to enjoy this great community event. Students can also get 2 Service Learning hours by participating!
Who Benefits?
Church World Service, established in 1946, distributes 75% of the money to global hunger education, refugees, disaster relief, and self- help projects in more than 80 countries. The remaining 25% stays in Carrboro-Chapel Hill area to support the IFC's hunger-relief programs. Last year, 350 walkers participated to raise almost $48,000. About $12,000 went to support the IFC's hunger-relief programs:
Emergency Food Pantry (110 W. Main St., Carrboro)
and
Community Kitchen (100 W. Rosemary St., CH).
1a. Want your group to walk? You can request a packet of information or for someone to come speak to your group. Check out http://www.cropwalk.org/walkweb.html and create a group profile, just like a Facebook/MySpace profile. Just tell members of your group to tell their sponsors to log onto that website and donate directly to your group. Have a competition with like-minded organizations!
1b. Or, each person in a group can have his/her own envelope to collect money the old-fashioned way.
1c. Bring the whole crew to Carrboro Town Commons on Sunday, April 13, and enjoy! There's no minimum amount you have to collect to walk! Just come!
2. Individually? Sure! You can create your own profile at http://www.cropwalk.org/walkweb.html and people can sponsor you the same way. OR, do it the old-fashioned way with an envelope.
3. Can't walk, but still want to give? Go to http://www.cropwalk.org/walkweb.html and sponsor the IFC Striders. That's the group for IFC clients and residents who are participating in the walk. The CROP Walk involves everyone in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro community.
For any questions or assistance please call: Charles Williams at 929-6380 ext. 15 or cropwalk@ifcmailbox.org
Community Church of Chapel Hill Unitarian Universalist
The NC Society for Ethical Culture
Greenleaf Vineyard Church
Congregation Etz Chayim
North Carolina Hillel
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and Lutheran Campus Ministry
Judea Reform Congregation
Chapel Hill Kehillah
Mount Carmel Baptist Church
Newman Catholic Student Center Parish
Orange United Methodist Church
St. Joseph's CME Church
St. Paul's AME Church
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
United Church of Chapel Hill
Univeristy Presbyterian Church
University United Methodist Church
1360 WCHL
The Chapel Hill News
Chapel Hill Sportswear
Custom Specialties
Great Clips
The Herald-Sun
Linda Graham Design
L In Japanese
UNC Health Care
UniqueOrn Enterprises
Thanks to all who participated, sponsored and volunteered for the 2007 CROP Hunger Walk! Despite the rain, we had 350 walkers! Please continue to bring in your contributions to John Dorward (919) 929-6380, ext. 14, Finance Director, at 110 W. Main St., Carrboro, NC 27510. Thanks for helping to fight hunger locally, domestically and abroad.
Logo by Linda Graham Designs; Graphic by Jackie Helvey, UniqueOrn Enterprises
Photos by Jackie Helvey