(Submitted by Bowling Green Area Crop Hunger Walk)
Approximately 75 people participated in the annual Crop Hunger Walk held Oct. 15, in Bowling Green City Park. The event, organized by local churches, raised more than $5,000.
Each year, the Bowling Green community comes together to raise money and awareness for hunger relief locally and around the world through the Crop Hunger Walk. Roughly 1,000 walks happen each year in the U.S. Walkers ask family, neighbors, colleagues and places of worship to pledge dollars for their participation in the walk.
Our steps symbolize the daily journey others must make for food and clean water.
One-fourth of the funds raised will stay in our community to support local hunger and poverty fighting programs. This year’s walk will support the work of Bowling Green Christian Food Pantry and the Brown Bag Food Project. The remaining money is used by Church World Service to alleviate hunger in poor communities throughout the world.
In addition to assisting hungry families in our area, Crop Hunger Walks help families in the U.S. and around the world who are victims of disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes, and refugees fleeing war or famine. The walks also support development projects in the world’s poorest communities – agricultural training, health clinics, micro-businesses, schools and fresh water wells.
Crop Hunger Walks are community events involving everyone who want to fight hunger around the block and around the world. Several Bowling Green State University athletes joined in this year’s walk. Live music was provided by the BGSU Men’s Acappella group, Ten40.
Local restaurants donated food for the event.
