South Bay and Peninsula CROP Hunger Walk

Welcome to the South Bay and Peninsula CROP Hunger Walk!

 

34th Annual South Bay and Peninsula Area

CROP Hunger Walk

Sunday, April 3, 2011

1:00pm Registration, 1:30pm Walk 

Hoover Middle School
1635 Park Ave, San Jose

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The 2011 Bay Area CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) Hunger Walk will be our 34th The 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 the Bay Area and in over 80 countries worldwide.


HOW DO CROP Hunger WALK FUNDS HELP LOCALLY?

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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 local recipients again will be Sacred Heart Community Service and Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.



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.

Ways to Participate?

There are many ways you can participate in the CROP Hunger Walk:
   1. Walk the 5 mile or 1 mile route
   2. Support a Walker with a generous donation
   3. Use the online CROP Walker option by clicking here
   4. Be a Spirit Walker - raise funds though unable to walk
   5. Be a volunteer helper on Walk Day
   6. Serving on the Planning Team for the walk
   7. Recruit and promote the Hunger Walk in your church or group
   8. Pray for the CROP Hunger Walk and for the poor and hungry

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Church World Service works with partners to eradicate hunger and poverty and to promote peace and justice around the world.

Recognized as one of America's Most Efficient Charities, Church World Service has earned an A rating from the American Institute of Philanthropy
and was named one of the Top 100 Highly Rated Charities by GiveSpot.com.

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