The next Chapel Hill/Carrboro CROP Hunger Walk, benefitting Church World Service and the IFC, will be held on March 25, 2012. The walk will be a four mile stroll along the streets of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and through the UNC campus. A shorter route also will be available. Entertainment and activities will be provided prior to the walk and snacks will be available afterwards.

The 25th Annual Chapel Hill/Carrboro CROP Hunger Walk was held on March 27, 2011. 400 walkers braved the cold and wind to walk. Approximately $47,000 was raised to support people locally and around the world who need food assistance. Check out this video of the event by Darryl Freedman.

How does the CROP Hunger Walk work?
Anyone who wants to contribute their time can walk. Many Carrboro and Chapel Hill area religious communities, businesses, schools, non-profit agencies, and other organizations form groups of walkers. Each group has one or more volunteer "recruiters" who help recruit walkers. Participants can walk as part of a group or as individuals. Walkers invite others to sponsor them with donations prior to the walk. The donations can be given directly to a walker or made online.

Who benefits?
The Chapel Hill/Carrboro CROP Hunger Walk supports hunger relief efforts globally and locally. Church World Service, established in 1946, distributes 75% of the money to hunger programs, refugees, disaster relief, and self- help projects in more than 80 countries. The remaining 25% stays in Carrboro and Chapel Hill to support the IFC's food programs. During the past 25 years over $1 million has been raised by the Chapel Hill/Carrboro CROP Hunger Walk to support hunger relief efforts.

Questions?
For any questions about the CROP Hunger Walk, contact Rachael Carpenter at 929-6380 ext. 29 or cropwalk@ifcmailbox.org.

Many thanks to our 2011 sponsors:
• 1360 WCHL
• Balloons and Tunes
• Barbee's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church
• Binkley Memorial Baptist Church
• Bob Timberlake Gallery
• Carrboro United Methodist Church
• Chapel Hill Friends Meeting
• Chapel Hill Kehillah
• Chapel Hill News
• Chapel Hill Sportswear
• Chapel of the Cross
• Church of Reconciliation
• Church of the Holy Family
• Community Church of Chapel Hill Unitarian Universalist
• Episcopal Church of the Advocate
• Food Lion
• Greenleaf Vineyard Church
• Harris Teeter
• Judea Reform Congregation
• Love Chapel Hill
• Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
• Pizza Amante
• Spotted Dog
• St. Paul AME Church
• St. Thomas More Catholic Church
• TCBY
• The Carrboro Citizen
• The Gathering
• The Printery
• UNC Healthcare
• UniqueOrn.com
• United Church of Chapel Hill
• University Presbyterian Church