Join us!
Pajaro Valley CROP Hunger Walk
October 15, 2011
9am Registration, 9:30am Walk
Second Harvest Food Bank
800 Ohlone Parkway, Watsonville
Register / Donate Online
The informational meeting will be on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 11:30AM at First United Methodist Church (299 Stanford Street in Watsonville). We invite you to come and get information on the walk
Thank you to everyone for joining the 2010 Pajaro Valley CROP Hunger Walk! We had 200 walkers and raised over $4,000 to go toward the fight to end hunger. Let's make the 2011 walk even bigger!!!
2010 Pajaro Valley CROP Hunger Walk from Vy Nguyen on Vimeo.
A special thank you
to the sponsors of our 2010 Pajaro Valley CROP Hunger Walk:
Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau, Agri-Culture, Watsonville First United Methodist Church, Driscoll Strawberries
Over 120 people
participated in our walk this year, including folks from the following groups
& organizations:
Americorp Vounteers, Aptos Community United Methodist Church, Carey Davis Neighborhood of Watsonville, First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Watsonville, Circle Church, Santa Cruz (Disciples of Christ), Girl Scout Troop #10625, Holy Eucharist Catholic Church, Lutheran Community Church, Notre Dame Mission Volunteers, Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County, VNA Hospice Services of Salinas, Watsonville First United Methodist
Church, Westview Presbytertian Church, and our representative from Church World
Service Vy Nguyen!
The Pajaro CROP Hunger Walk has two purposes: (1) to raise awareness about people around the world who must walk to find food, water, firewood, freedom and other necessities of life; and (2) to raise funds to help stop hunger wherever it exists.
Through the CROP Hunger Walks last year nearly $16 million was raised making a difference for people in need in Pajaro Valley and in over 80 countries worldwide.
How do CROP Hunger Walk funds help locally?
Each "CROP" event committee selects local organizations serving the hunger needs of the local community to receive 25% of the money raised through the walk. The 2011 Pajaro Valley CROP Hunger Walk recipient will be the Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County.
How do CROP Hunger Walk funds help globally?
75% of the funds aid in the work of Church World Service to:
- Support sustainable self-help development projects - digging wells, providing tools and seeds, rebuilding homes, teaching trade skills through micro-enterprise loans;
- Meet emergency needs, such as for survivors of the Central Valley freeze, floods, fires, and other natural and man-made disasters;
- Aid refugees - providing hope for those from the Balkans, Afghanistan, Iran, Burma, Somalia, Sudan, Ukraine, Russia, Laos and Vietnam and other countries - resettling them in the U.S. through our regional affiliate offices;
- Address the root causes of poverty and powerlessness
- Designations may be made by sponsors to other humanitarian agencies on envelope and on request.
How do I participate?
- WALK WITH US! You need a sponsor envelope from your recruiter, or call to sign up as an individual walker. Secure as many spnsors as possible, listing each person and pledge on your form or invite sponsors online. Checks should be made payable to : CWS/CROP, and sponsor forms (and money collected) should be turned in to the recruiter on WALK Day, or delivered to the Treasurer no later than November 4, 2011.
- RECRUIT MORE WALKERS! Invite and encourage your friends, neighbors, coworkers to walk with you. Many people walk to help and will appreciate the chance to participate.
- SPONSOR A WALKER! If you are unable to walk, sponsor other people who are walking or get your employer to match your gift! Please be as generous as possible for this annual event for the hungry.
- VOLUNTEER on the WALK COMMITTEE! We can always use more hands, feet and energy; contact us for the upcoming meetings.
- Have your employer/corporation sponsor the event! We accept matching gifts, in-kind donations, and sponsor donations to make this event possible.
