Sunday, October 16, 2011
CROP Hunger Walks help children and families worldwide -- and right here in the U.S. --
to have food for today, while building for a better tomorrow.
Our local efforts are making a huge difference... and you can be part of it!
A CROP Hunger Walk consists of friend and neighbors and congregations all over the South Shore gathering together to get pledges and walk to raise money for CROP's work, and in so doing take a stand against hunger. You can help by either signing up to be a walker or by sponsoring one.
Walk Name: South Shore CROP Hunger Walk
Walk Date: Sunday, October 16, 2011 @ 1 PM (rain or shine)
Location: Christ Congregational Church
Walk Date: Sunday, October 16, 2011 @ 1 PM (rain or shine)
Location: Christ Congregational Church
1350 Pleasant Street, Brockton
Team Information Rally: Monday, September 12 @ 7 PM
Christ Congregational Church, Brockton
Please help alleviate hunger by joining us for this fun 4 mile walk -- you can walk individually or organize and lead a walking team within your congregation, company, organization, or group. Send a member of your team to the Walking Team Information Rally on Monday, September 12 to get more information and to pick up your walk materials.
* CROP stands for Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty.
Check out the South Shore CROP Hunger Walk Facebook page
It is a part of Church World Service, the oldest, and one of the largest, faith-based relief and development organizations in the United States. Overseas it fights hunger, poverty, disease. It also helps to resettle refugees and sponsors children. Locally, it gives emergency relief following disasters like Hurricane Katrina, tornadoes, wild fires and floods. Additionally, up to 25 percent of it can go to local hunger agencies. The South Shore Walk will donate 25 percent of monies raised to the work of MainSpring House, a respected agency on the South Shore which addresses poverty, homelessness, hunger, healthcare, unemployment, substance abuse, and much more.
For more information, visit http://www.southshorecropwalk.org/
Check out the South Shore CROP Hunger Walk Facebook pageand be sure to "like" us!
Or call Marcia Olson, Walk Coordinator, 781-344-9547
If you cannot make the informational meeting on September 12, just let Marcia know and she will be happy to get the materials to you.
For more information on CROP Hunger Walks, visit the CWS website.
