(Submitted by Bowling Green Area CROP Hunger Walk)
Each year, our community comes together to raise money and awareness for hunger relief locally and around the world through the CROP Hunger Walk.
Roughly 800 CROP Hunger Walks happen every year in the United States. Walkers ask family, neighbors, colleagues and places of worship to pledge dollars for their participation in our walk. Our steps symbolize the daily journey others must make for food and clean water.
The Bowling Green Area CROP Hunger Walk will be held on Oct. 20, beginning at 1 p.m.
The location is different this year, with the walk starting in the Wooster Green, at the corner of West Wooster and South Church streets. There will be food for the walkers, and some BGSU athletics teams are planning to participate.
One-fourth of the funds raised stays 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 United States and around the world who are victims of disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes, and refugees fleeing war or famine. The walk also supports 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 wants to fight hunger around the block and around the world.
Your donation can help in the fight against world hunger. Give as you can – every dollar helps.
For more information, contact lmeyers@dacor.net
This year, a fundraiser is being held prior to the walk. On Thursday, Oct. 10 between 5 – 8 p.m., people can eat at McDonald’s South and help raise money for the annual Bowling Green Area CROP Hunger Walk. CROP will receive a percentage of the sales generated during those hours.
Volunteers are needed to work during those hours cleaning tables, working the takeout window and serving as greeters. If you are interested in working, contact Linda Myers at lmyers@dacor.net or Dave Horger cdhorger@dacor.net.
