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Local Walk Websites
- Barrington Area
- Chicago
- Crystal Lake
- Naperville
- Proviso
- Quad Cities
- South DuPage County
- Tri-Cities
- Walkathon West (Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park)
CWS Speak Out
Kari Davidson, Assistant Regional Director
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Kari grew up in Southwest Missouri on a farm in Protem. She worked her way through College of the Ozarks and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology. Following college, Kari was employed as a social worker for 12 years for the State of Missouri and the Missouri Alliance for Children and Families. Kari, feeling a calling for a career change, began fundraising for the Presbyterian Children’s Services before joining the staff at Church World Service in 2006.
Kari says, “Church World Service has opened a greater calling in my heart, to help meet the needs of children around the world as well as those in Missouri. My experience in Haiti and Dominican Republic in January 2008 gave me a clear understand of the face of poverty and hunger in this world. We are so blessed to live in the USA.”
In 2007, Kari worked with a dedicated and excited committee to organize the first annual St. Louis Metro CROP Hunger Walk. The St. Louis Metro CROP Walk broke all first year CROP Walk records in Church World Service’s 60-year history. Kari notes, “It was an amazing experience to be a part of such a wonderful ecumenical event.”
Kari is available to share stories of her experiences in Haiti and the Dominican Republic with your church or group. She would also like to share resources with your community to organize a CROP Hunger Walk or materials for a Tools or Blanket Sunday in your church. She may be contacted by calling (314) 252-3298 or emailing .