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Local Walk Websites
- Apex
- Chapel Hill / Carrboro
- Charleston, SC
- Charlotte
- Durham
- Fayetteville
- Greensboro
- Midlands
- Mt. Airy, NC
- Raleigh
Local Food Banks
- Community Food Bank of Piedmont
- Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC
- Harvest Hope Food Bank, Columbia, SC
- Low Country Food Bank
- Manna Food Bank
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Charlotte
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC
- Society of St. Andrew - NC Office
CWS Speak Out
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Fall 2008 CROP Hunger Walks
North Carolina | South Carolina
Spring 2008 CROP Hunger Walks
| WALK Name | WALK Date | Coordinator | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill / Carrboro | April 13 |
Charles Williams | |
| Durham | March 16 | Jenny Shafer | |
| Madison County | April 19 |
Todd Allen Kayla N. McCurry |
S000148186@mhc.edu S000145239@mhc.edu |
| Mount Airy | May 18 |
Rev. Steve Lindsley | |
| Salem / Leasburg | April 20 |
Kathy Burton |
336-599-9803 |
| Scotland County | April 6 |
Linda Nelson |
Calendar year 2007 rankings by income
| Ranking | Crop Hunger Walk | Total Income | Amt. Raised Online |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | $270,511 | $15,076 |
| 2 | Greensboro | $227,609 | $5,810 |
| 3 | Durham | $197,430 | $29,155 |
| 4 | Alamance County | $61,686 | $1,160 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | $60,428 | $855 |
| 6 | Chapel Hill/Carrboro | $47,421 | $3,560 |
| 7 | Cabarrus County | $42,553 | $560 |
| 8 | Raleigh | $41,690 | $3,481 |
| 9 | York County | $35,674 | $1,210 |
| 10 | Asheville | $31,121 | $1,165 |
| 11 | Midlands | $29,418 | $850 |
| 12 | High Point | $27,985 | $75 |
| 13 | Cary | $25,351 | $1,230 |
| 14 | Dare County | $22,162 | $3,285 |
| 15 | Southport/Oak Island | $21,979 | 0 |
| 16 | Lexington | $21,856 | 0 |
| 17 | East Catawba | $20,656 | 0 |
| 18 | Cherokee County | $20,328 | 0 |
| 19 | New Bern | $20,060 | $60 |
| 20 | Orange County | $19,522 | $745 |
| 21 | Sandhills (Moore Co.) | $17,184 | 0 |
| 22 | Clemson | $17,006 | $1,895 |
| 23 | Fayetteville | $16,047 | $575 |
| 24 | Mount Airy | $14,565 | $145 |
| 25 | Martin County | $14,462 | 0 |
| 26 | Charleston | $12,187 | $2,650 |
| 27 | Avery County | $10,898 | $100 |
| 28 | Union County | $10,719 | $50 |
| 29 | Belmont/Mt. Holly | $10,550 | $25 |
| 30 | Dallas | $10,061 | 0 |
| 31 | New Hanover Co. | $9,620 | 0 |
| 32 | Greater Greenville | $9,012 | $345 |
| 33 | Gaston County | $8,878 | $570 |
| 34 | Black Mountain | $8,795 | $25 |
| 35 | Liberty | $8,520 | 0 |
| 36 | Rowan County | $8,370 | 0 |
| 37 | Johnston County | $7,773 | 0 |
| 38 | Apex/Holly Springs | $7,757 | $185 |
| 39 | Shallotte/S. Brunswick | $7,467 | $325 |
| 40 | Polk County | $7,083 | 0 |
| 41 | Pickens | $7,018 | 0 |
| 42 | Lincoln County | $6,868 | $170 |
| 43 | Washington/Beaufort | $6,598 | $925 |
| 44 | Wake Forest | $6,468 | $205 |
| 45 | Brevard | $6,432 | 0 |
| 46 | Scotland County | $6,377 | 0 |
| 47 | Clay County | $6,005 | 0 |
| 48 | Franklin County | $5,230 | 0 |
| 49 | East Lincoln | $4,920 | 0 |
| 50 | Farmville | $4,318 | 0 |
| 51 | China Grove | $4,211 | $20 |
| 52 | Rolesville | $4,166 | 0 |
| 53 | Stokesdale | $4,027 | 0 |
| 54 | Salem/Leasburg | $3,668 | 0 |
| 55 | Statesville | $3,529 | 0 |
| 56 | Anson County | $2,801 | 0 |
| 57 | Macon County | $2,793 | 0 |
| 58 | Albemarle | $2,486 | 0 |
| 59 | Stokes County | $1,225 | 0 |
| 60 | Robbins | $1,204 | 0 |
| 61 | Madison County | $883 | 0 |
| 62 | McDowell County | $280 | 0 |
Children form "Blanket Brigade"
Winston-Salem, NC – Children at St. Andrews Day Care Center, in Winston-Salem, did their small part to end world hunger. Armed with blankets and posters, these young children held their own CROP Hunger Walk. At the end of the Walk, they presented a check for $386.47 to Sandy McCutchan, coordinator of the Forsyth County CROP Hunger Walk. The donation was enough for Church World Service to purchase 77 blankets for children displaced by natural disaster or violence, almost twice the children’s original goal of 40 blankets. The young children in Frances Hester’s day care class have been learning about sharing, love, giving selflessly, and hunger awareness. “A blanket is often a young child’s most valuable possession,” said Frances. “What better way to show them the importance of giving then to put it in terms they understand.” The children created a display of pictures and blankets, made posters, and talked about blankets. When the students were asked why some children didn’t have a blanket, they mentioned floods, hurricanes, and not enough money to buy a blanket.
The young children all agreed that they would be sad if they didn’t have a blanket. They didn’t want other children to be sad, so the students put a basket in their display and asked family and friends to help them buy blankets for other children.
Margaret Anderson, the center’s director, was inspired by the efforts of the children and staff. “It’s exciting to see that these young children have made a difference in our world. I’d like to challenge other day care centers to join our children in the ‘Blanket Brigade” to help even more children.” Organizers of the 2007 CROP Hunger Walk are also inspired. They hope these children will help to illustrate the importance of helping others around the world.
The 2007 CROP Hunger Walk will be held on October 21, at 2:00 p.m. at Corpening Plaza in downtown Winston-Salem, at Fourth of July Park in Kernersville, Tanglewood Park in Clemmons and at Walkertown Civic Park. Contributions from the walk support Crisis Control Ministry, Sunnyside Ministry and Church World Service.
Kiss a Pig!! Challenge
LOSING IS TOUGH! Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church was the overall highest donor for 2006 CROP Hunger Walk for Eastern Catawba Cooperative Christian Ministry and had the most walkers.
Rev. Joe Westfall of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, Maiden, NC challenged his congregation to have at least 80 walkers in the CROP Hunger Walk this year. The church responded by daring Pastor Westfall to “Kiss a Pig” if they accomplished this challenge. Donna Helderman and other workers in the church had 89 walkers in CROP Hunger Walk 2006 and raised $8,721.11 for Church World Service to help feed the hungry. Pastor Westfall paid his dues. We greatly appreciate this dedication to ECCCM and Church World Service.
ECCCM presented a Certificate of appreciation to Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church for the highest participation in the 2006 CROP Hunger Walk.
Eastern Catawba Cooperative Christian Ministry had 21 churches with 241 walkers who participated in the crop walk which was held Sunday afternoon October 15, 2006 at Southside Park. More than $20,000 was raised to fight world hunger. For more information on ECCCM please see our web site www.ecccm.org or call 828-465-1702.
Carolinas Region welcomes two brand new, community events
The Carolinas Region welcomes two brand new, community events to our Hunger-Fighting efforts.
Mt. Airy, NC, has picked Sunday May 20th for their First CROP Hunger Walk, and Roanoke Island has chosen October 7th for their inaugural CROP Hunger Walk.
From the mountains, to the coast hunger is meeting its match.
Free Carolinas 30 second TV PSA available
The Carolinas office is offering a 30 second TV PSA to TV stations. Click here to view.
If your local TV station is willing to run this spot, call 888-297-2767 and we'll provide the station with a quality Beta tape of this PSA - without the Durham address tag.
CROP Hunger Walk Resources
Do you want to plan a CROP Hunger Walk?
- For a CROP Hunger Walk introductory packet, contact the Regional office or call toll-free, 1-888-CWS-CROP for your closest regional office.
- Visit the CROP Hunger Walk Resources page for materials to organize and promote your CROP Hunger Walk.
- CROP Hunger Walk resource brochures. Download and print.
. Top 10 Walk Ideas to Boost Your CROP Walk! (pdf file 243 Kb)
Lighten the Load Resource to reflect on the issue of access to water and to inspire participation in the CROP Hunger Walk as a walk in solidarity with the many in this world who walk for water.