Florida http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/ en Copyright 2008 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:14:04 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tools of Hope & Blanket Banner Award Winners
The Top Ten Groups/Churches raising funds for the Tools of Hope & Banner program are
  • Church Women United of Indian River County, Vero Beach
  • Gardens Presbyterian Church, Palm Beach Gardens
  • Hope United Church of Christ, Rockledge
  • Memorial United Methodist Church, Fernandina Beach
  • Church Women United of Jacksonville Beaches, Jacksonville
  • Church Women United of South Brevard, Palm Bay
  • Covenant Presbyterian Church, Ft. Myers
  • Ocala West United Methodist Church, Ocala
  • Coronado United Methodist Church, New Smyrna Beach
  • Church Women United of West Volusia County, Delton
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CROP Walkers
"The Littlest CROP Walker!" Samantha Johnson, 1 year old, her 2nd annual CROP Hunger Walk in Downtown Orlando on March 2, 2008.
CROP Walkers
The gang from Central Christian Church in Orlando at the Downtown Orlando CROP Hunger Walk in Orlando on March 2, 2008.
]]> http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/photos/#000777 http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/photos/#000777 Photo Gallery Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:58:14 -0500 Lakeland
CROP Walkers
Mabel Holmes, CROP committee member, Lakeland, Florida, CROP Hunger Walk, 2-24-08.
Photos from the 2008 Lakeland CROP Hunger Walk.
CROP Walkers
Coordinator Mike Fearney and Grace Blair-Blake, founder of four CROP Hunger Walks.
CROP Walkers
Grace and William Brake, CWS donors.
]]> http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/photos/#001047 http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/photos/#001047 Photo Gallery Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:50:35 -0500 2007 CROP Hunger Walk Totals (as of January 16, 2008)

Event Amount Raised
Arcadia $2,914.07
Boca Raton $1,918.00
Bonita Springs $9,708.38
Central Brevard $10,740.30
Central Florida/Sanford $4,967.27
Central Florida/Northeast $2,047.00
Central Florida/Kissimmee $2,093.00
Central Florida/Orlando $5,202.00
Central Florida/South Seminole $20,382.52
Central Florida/St. Cloud $1,367.00
Central Florida/Winter Park $2,887.00
Clay County $3,242.00
Englewood $16,453.55
Flagler County $5,357.00
Fort Myers $2,381.00
Fort Pierce $19,142.62
Gainesville $5,408.00
Halifax $6,633.00
Harvest $2,568.00
Jacksonville/Arlington $10,099.00
Jacksonville/Beaches $13,180.00
Jacksonville/Mandarin $4,102.00
Jacksonville/Southside $6,096.00
Jacksonville/Westside $2,913.00
Key West $1,904.00
Lakeland $2,8206.22
Leesburg $14,464.28
Manatee County $14,701.80
Martin County/Stuart $3,844.00
Miami Beach $3,518.00
Miami Lakes $7,207.00
North Suncoast/Crystal River $4,429.47
Ocala $5,555.00
Ocala/Silver Springs $1,931.00
Palm Beach Gardens $881.00
Panama City $4,219.33
Penney Farms $6,581.00
Pinellas County/St. Petersburg $16,787.06
Port St. Lucie $2,601.00
Sanibel $12,811.96
Sarasota $14,528.20
Sebastian $6,362.00
Sebring $670.00
South Brevard $9,339.47
SW Volusia/Deltona $3,253.00
St. Augustine $3,717.00
Tallahassee $19,052.00
Three Worlds Campground $866.00
Tri-County/Lady Lake $6,858.29
Venice $65,222.52
West Volusia $17,425.94
]]> http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/crop/#000981 http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/crop/#000981 CROP Hunger Walks Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:36:26 -0500 Spring 2008 CROP Hunger Walks Walk Date Contact Phone # Arcadia March 1
    Central Brevard March 30 321-631-0306 Central Florida/Northeast March 2 407-671-4173 Central Florida/Orlando March 2 407-426-7123 Central Florida/Sanford February 24 407-695-1448 Central Florida/South Seminole March 2 407-339-5208 Central Florida/St. Cloud March 2
    Central Florida/Winter Park March 1 407-426-7123 Englewood February 23 941-475-1017 Fort Myers TBA     Fort Pierce February 24 Rev. Harvey Holland 772-879-1830 Harvest TBA     Lakeland February 24 863-646-8871 Leesburg February 24 352-787-6117 Manatee County February 24 941-722-1812 Martin County/Stuart TBA     Miami Beach February 10 305-866-0321 Miami Lakes February 17 305-822-4313 North Suncoast February 24 352-795-3148 Ocala/Silver Springs March 9
    Palm Beach Gardens TBA     Panama City February 23 850-769-4881 Penney Farms March 8 Wesley Crenshaw 904-529-1997 Pinellas County March 2 727-578-1119 Port St. Lucie TBA     Sanibel TBA     Sarasota March 9 888-297-2767 South Brevard March 9 321-727-0497 SW Volusia March 2 Karen Smith 407-668-1757 Three Worlds Campground TBA     Tri County/Lady Lake March 8 352-259-5975 Venice February 24 941-408-8088 Wellington April 26 561-753-6502 West Volusia March 9 Rev. Art Wuertz 386-734-2791 ]]> http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/crop/#000980 http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/crop/#000980 CROP Hunger Walks Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:21:32 -0500 Successful Blanket Sunday The children's sermon at Bethany Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Lakeland, Florida, each Sunday in September focused on a part of the world that was receiving blankets from Church World Service during tragedy and disaster. Rev. Ros Springer saw this as an opportunity to show the children that their offerings were being used to help others around the world. She also offered to match their offerings during the month, which generated excitement among the kids. During each children's sermon, the group of 8-10 little ones counted their offering and added a tiny blanket to the poster for each $5 collected. By the end of the month, this small group of children (with a little help from others in the congregation trying to bankrupt the pastor!), had donated $187, which would purchase 37 blankets and a hammer! With Rev. Ros matching gift, the childrens giving totaled $374, creating a challenge for the rest of the congregation. On the date set for Blanket Sunday, the donations of the adults pushed the total over $1,000, creating an exciting conclusion to the most successful Blanket Sunday experienced by Bethany Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).]]> http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/tools-blankets/#000930 http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/tools-blankets/#000930 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:33:39 -0500 Visit CWS on our online networks MySpace Church World Service has a MySpace page: http://myspace.com/cwscrop. We encourage you to explore the page and point others there, and if you already have a MySpace profile of your own, become a "friend" and spread the word.

FacebookCWS has created a "group" at www.Facebook.com. If you are a Facebook member, we hope you'll search for our group (Church World Service) and join it--and invite your friends!

 

YouTubeWe've also consolidated our YouTube presence at http://youtube.com/churchworldservice and created a "playlist" for CROP Hunger Walk videos that have been created by folks across the U.S. Take a look and become a subscriber.

Lastly, people can now download a variety of CWS banners and buttons for their own website, blog, or profile at http://www.churchworldservice.org/buttons.

Thanks for passing the word!

]]> http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/networks/#000879 http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/networks/#000879 Networks Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:13:36 -0500 Fall 2007 CROP Hunger Walks Walk Date Contact Phone# Boca Raton October 7 Lisa Montano 561-755-0162 Clay County October 28 Cheryl Poole 904-264-3318 Fernandina Beach October 28 Terri Cunningham 904-261-7300 Flagler Beach TBA Delmont Smith 386-445-9419 Gainesville TBA Fred Depenbrock 352-378-8460 Halifax November 11 Amy Killgallon 888-297-2767 Jacksonville/Arlington October 28 Pastor David Imhoff 904-744-5333 Jacksonville/Beaches October 28 Gretchen Hoss 904-247-9864 Jacksonville/Mandarin October 28 Karen Billy 904-262-1662 Jacksonville/Southside October 28 Joyce Hansen 904-399-1573 Jacksonville/Westside October 28 Nancy Moore 904-737-4068 Ocala October 21 Joyce-Ellen Horne 352-732-4422 St. Augustine October 28 Kathleen VandeBerg 904-808-1904 Sebring TBA     Southeast Volusia TBA     Tallahassee November 4 Emory Hingst 850-224-7077 West Pasco TBA     ]]> http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/crop/#000801 http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/crop/#000801 CROP Hunger Walks Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:18:40 -0500 Central Brevard
CROP Walkers
Central Brevard CROP Hunger Walk starting in Cocoa Beach, FL, on March 11, 2007.
CROP Walkers
Central Brevard Sharing Center group, at the Central Brevard CROP Hunger Walk, left to right : BJ Smith, Edward Price, Stephanie Johnson, and Joseph Brubaker, grilling.
]]> http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/photos/#000704 http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/photos/#000704 Photo Gallery Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:37:09 -0500 Manatee
CROP Walkers
Walkers for the 2007 Manatee CROP Hunger Walk in Bradenton, FL, on February 25, 2007. Coordinator Larry Hibbs says that Rossi Park in downtown Bradenton is a jewel. He doubts any other Walk in the state has a prettier backdrop. God truly blessed the day and all that participated.
]]> http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/photos/#000703 http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/photos/#000703 Photo Gallery Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:33:03 -0500 Crazy CROP Hunger Walk for Kids
Meeting with the children a few times before the Walk to introduce the topic of world hunger and what it might mean to them is a great place to start. Some ideas on questions for the kids: Do they know what it feels like to be hungry? Have you ever been hungry? After some discussion, explaining that some kids, all around the world, are hungry all the time. Even kids in their own community may have to live with hunger on a daily basis.

On CROP Walk day, the kids' course is set up with signs along the route stating the kind of step they should do for each leg of the course. She suggests several different steps, and at the halfway point the kids turn around and do several different steps on the way back.

Some suggestions of steps are as follows:
  • Bunny Hop: You must walk forward 6, hop for 3, walk forward 6, hop 3, continue repeating until the end of section.
  • Peanut Butter: (Skippy Peanut Butter, of course!) Walk 5, skip 5, walk 5, skip 5, continue repeating to end of section.
  • Slinky Slide: Slide (sort of like a skip) to the left side down the path 6 times, turn and do 6 on the right side, then walk forward 6, repeat pattern to end of section.
  • Zig Zag: From side to side of path on and angle, keep repeating….
At turnaround sign, begin return with steps on back side of sign.
  • Yo Yo: Walk forward 8 steps, (without turning around), take 2 steps backwards, walk forward 8, backward 2, continue repeating.
  • Slow Poke: Walk 7, (turn around), walk backward 7, (turn around), walk forward 7, continue repeating to end of section.
  • Whirling Dervish: Walk forward 10 steps, spin around on the spot in a full circle, walk forward 10, turn around, walk forward 10, continue repeating to end of section.
Thanks, Evelyn, for a great idea! ]]> http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/crop/#000435 http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/crop/#000435 CROP Hunger Walks Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:17:08 -0500 Volunteer Opportunities Please contact our office and we will send you an introductory packet.

Because of you, we are making strides in the fight against hunger!


Download a PDF file PDF file of this flyer.]]> http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/crop/#000433 http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/crop/#000433 CROP Hunger Walks News Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:09:18 -0500 Contact Us Florida Office
934 N. Magnolia - Suite 110, Orlando, FL 32803
Phone: 407-426-7123
Toll-Free: 1-888-CWS-CROP (1-888-297-2767)
Fax: 407-426-7124

Director:
Amy Killgallon 
Support Staff:
Cindy Dishman
Kathy Alexander ]]> http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/contact/#000431 http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/contact/#000431 Contact Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:56:51 -0500 Tools & Blankets Resources
  • Visit the CWS Tools & Blankets Resources page for graphics, skits and other materials to liven up your Tools & Blankets event.
    • ]]>     http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/tools-blankets/#000430 http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/tools-blankets/#000430 Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:56:02 -0500     Kits Resources
  • Visit the CWS Kits page for instructions on assembling and shipping your kits.

  • Order materials online or phone our national service center, 1-800-297-1516
    • ]]>     http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/kits/#000429 http://www.cwscrop.org/florida/kits/#000429 Kits Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:55:24 -0500