The 15th Annual Owensboro-Daviess County CROP Hunger Walk is Sept. 21 at the Joe Ford Nature Center.
Registration for the event 1:30 to 2 p.m. and the 2-mile charity walk begins at 2 p.m., with participants walking the David C. Adkisson Greenbelt from the nature center to West Fifth Street and back.
This year Owensboro-Daviess County and approximately 1,000 other communities nationwide are joining together in interfaith CROP Hunger Walks around the theme, ‘“ending hunger one step at a time.”
The Christian Rural Overseas Program (CROP) began in 1947 and helps Midwest farm families to share their grain with hungry neighbors in post-World War II Europe and Asia.
CROP Hunger Walks help to support the overall work of Church World Service, particularly grassroots development efforts around the world. In addition, each local CROP Hunger Walk can choose to return up to 25 percent of the funds it raises to hunger-fighting programs in its own community.
The local event is sponsored by the Owensboro-Daviess County Ministerial Association.
The hunger walk helps provide food and water, as well as resources that empower people to meet their own needs. From seeds and tools to wells and water systems, the key is people working together to identify their own development priorities, their strengths and their needs – something CWS has learned through 70 years of working in partnership around the world.
Looking to make a difference in the community and in communities worldwide, the Owensboro-Daviess County CROP Hunger Walk has set a goal of 50 Walkers and hopes to raise $2,000 to help end hunger and poverty through long-term sustainable approaches to significantly reduce or eliminate hunger.
The event is a fellowship walk, not a competitive event.
A portion of the funds raised will go to St. Benedict’s Homeless Shelter to further work in helping those experiencing homelessness. The other portion goes to Church World Service/CROP for disaster relief and sustainable food projects around the world.
Wheelchairs, wagons and strollers are welcome but no bikes, skates or skateboards.
Walkers are asked to collect pledges before the walk by registering online.
