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Statesville, NC

Regina Quick (left) and Brenda Simendinger march away from St. Joh's Lutheran Church on Nov. 18th in Statesville at the beginning of the third and CROP Hunger Walk. Photo: Statesville Record & Landmark.	Regan Stillerman holds steady a homemade sign before the CROP Hunger Walk began. Photo: Statesville Record & Landmark.
Rev. Homer Rickabaugh, Walk Coordinator - seen in center background - gives walkers final instructions before Step-off. Photo: Statesville Record & Landmark.	Photo: Statesville Record & Landmark.

Southport / Oak Island, NC

A beautiful day on the North Carolina coast marked Southport/Oak Island's 24th annual CROP Hunger Walk. The Boy Scouts Troop 238 helped set up for registration at Franklin Square Park - the site of the Walk's Step-off. Walkers helped boost the Walk's 24-year, cumulative income over the $200,000.00 mark. Next year the Walk will celebrate it's 25th Anniversary of walking for the hungry.

Moore County

Union Pines High School Honor Society had 90+ walkers and raised over $8,000 for the Moore County CROP Hunger Walk.

Macon County

Bette Sloan, Walk Coordinator, (left) and daughter greet Walkers at this year's event. Photo: Franklin Press

Apex / Holly Springs, NC

Nearly 200 CROP Hunger Walkers collected $7,000 and enjoyed a beautiful day in downtown Apex on November 4.

Dare County, NC

Registration goes smoothly for 300+ Walkers who showed up for Dare County’s, 6K CROP Hunger Walk – the first there in more than 20 years.	Colorful CROP Hunger Walk T-shirts were given free to every registered Walker. Walk day donation totals were close to $15,000. Way to go, Dare County!
Billy Candelora, one of many who worked tirelessly on arrangements and logistics shown here with his two sons, Tyler (left) and Rylan (right). The “Captain’s Crew” band (background) played for the crowd during registration and leading up to the Step-off.	No one is too young to participate in a CROP Hunger Walk.
Lots of families with lots of strollers can be seen in the Carolina CROP Hunger Walks.	After the Walk, a family of Walkers enjoys chairs, cool water and some fruit.

Avery County, NC

Walkers assemble at Avery High School in preparation for the Step-off in the 25th Annual CROP Hunger Walk in Avery County. For many years running, this Walk held top honors for the highest per-capita Walker income - one year raising an average of $116 per walker. Congratulations, Avery County!

New Hanover, NC

Seen cheering on her teammates from St. Andrew's Presbyterian church is Nancy Gresham.	Photos from the 2007 New Hanover CROP Hunger Walk.
A team of walkers registers for the walk around Greenfield Lake Park, in Wilmington.	Walkers stop at one of the walks "watering holes" for a sip of cool water. Temps reached 84 degrees.

Greensboro, NC

Friendly Junior Womens Club members make Walk registration easy for beginners. The club has provides registrars every year for this large event.	Photos from the 2007 Greensboro, NC, CROP Hunger Walk.
CBS affiliate WFMY-TV’s Greg Kerr served at the Walk’s emcee. Making last-minute announcements is the Walk’s Arrangements Chair, Ralph Wenger.	Awilda Feliciano (right) and this year’s T-shirt designer, Emily Osborne (left) prepare to step off in Greensboro’s 27 th annual CROP Hunger Walk.
Team members – including Pam Jordan (seated) and Hamp Hunger (back row, left, and the team’s recruiter) - of St. Pius Tenth Catholic Church. Their team has had the most walkers and raised the most donations in 7 of the last 10 years.	In honor of their 100 th Anniversary as a congregation, First Lutheran Church members set goals of having 100 walkers, and raising $10,000.
Every October, one week before the Greater Greensboro (NC) CROP Hunger Walk, the schoolchildren from St. Pius X Catholic School hold a Mini CROP Hunger Walk. They collect pledges and then walk around the school's outside track. If it's raining, they walk inside, around the perimeter of their gym. They generally raise $4,000 to $5,000 and usually get good television coverage.

Mt. Airy, NC

Rev. Wayne Hager, one of the Walk Team leaders, gives pre-Walk instructions to volunteer Treasurers at the Registration tent.	Rev. Steve Lindsley, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, the the Coordinator of Mt. Airy's first CROP Hunger Walk, shows photographer that he's completed his Walk collection envelope correctly!
Simon Crawley, 7, of Calvary Baptist Church, awaits the starting gun.	Crowd pauses to hear Mayor Jack Loftis read mayoral proclamation praising Mt. Airy citizens' effort to combat hunger locally and globally.
Mt. Airy Police, in cars and on bikes, gave full-hearted support and protection to walkers along the entire route.	Well into the Walk, and despite the hilly terrain, some participants seem unstoppable in their determination to stomp out hunger.