Pacific Northwest

Fall 2008 CROP Hunger Walks

2008-07-11T18:56:32Z

WALK	DATE
ALASKA
Anchorage	September 21
IDAHO
Ada County/Boise	October 19
Canyon County	October 19
Magic Valley (Twin Falls area)	October 12
Mini-Cassia	September 27
OREGON
Baker City	October 19
Central Oregon (Bend/Redmond)	September 28
Columbia Gorge (Hood River)	September 27
Salem Area	October 12
WASHINGTON
Bainbridge Island	September 28
Ellensburg	September 27
Greater Everett	October 12
Kent	October 5
Kitsap County (Bremerton)	September 27
Lewis County	October 5
Mid-Columbia (Tri-cities)	October 5
Monroe	September 28
Pullman-Moscow	October 12
Seattle	October 5
Snohomish	October 12
Vancouver-Clark County	October 19
Walla Walla	October 5
Wenatchee	October 12
Whatcom County (Bellingham)	September 28
Yakima Valley	October 11

Visit CWS on our online networks

2007-11-01T19:30:43Z

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.

CWS 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!

We'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!

CROP Hunger Walk T-shirts

2007-06-04T14:53:03Z

The new CROP Hunger Walk T-shirts are now available. See the flier listed below for more information.

T-shirt Flier (PDF 749 Kb)

Seward AK

2007-05-24T14:34:29Z

A cold day for CROP Walking! Seward, Alaska, April 2007.

Rainbow of Caring Banners and Ribbons

2007-03-23T17:18:30Z

Drumroll, please… the results are in. Rainbow of Caring banners and ribbons are being presented to these churches that donated over $1,000 and to the top 5 in per capita giving in 2006. These totals include all gifts to CWS and the approximate value of CWS Kits.

Church	Amount per Worshipper
Jefferson Street Christian Church, Spokane, WA	$32.66
Homedale Christian Church & CWF, Homedale, ID	$18.88
Richland Valley Church of the Brethren, Mossyrock, WA	$18.33
Pine Valley Presbyterian Church, Halfway, OR	$12.62
Summit Avenue United Methodist Church, Tacoma, WA	$11.51

Over $1,000 in donations and CWS Kit value

IDAHO
University Christian Church, Boise
First Presbyterian Church, Moscow
United Church of Moscow, Moscow
Nampa Church of the Brethren, Nampa
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Twin Falls

OREGON
Murray Hills Christian Church, Beaverton
First Presbyterian Church, Dallas
First Christian Church & CWF, La Grande
First Presbyterian Church, McMinnville
Christ's Church, Monmouth
Ascension Episcopal Church, Portland
Episcopal Diocese of Oregon, Portland

WASHINGTON
Seabold United Methodist Church and UMW, Bainbridge Island
Newport Presbyterian Church, Bellevue
Christian Women's Fellowship, Bellingham
St John's Presbyterian Church, Camas
Cheney United Church of Christ, Cheney
Creston Christian Church, Creston
Southminster Presbyterian Church, Des Moines
Calvary Presbyterian Church, Enumclaw
Cascade View Presbyterian Church, Everett
First Presbyterian Church, Everett
Mercer Island Congregational United Church of Christ, Mercer Island
Othello Christian Church, Othello
Alki Congregational United Church of Christ, Seattle
St Mark's Lutheran Church, Seattle
University Congregational United Church of Christ, Seattle
United Church in University Place, Tacoma
Northshore United Church of Christ, Woodinville
Englewood Christian Church, Yakima

Church World Service Projects in Kenya

2006-12-13T16:08:10Z

Maasai woman fills jerry can as others visit and wait their turns

Photo: Linda Carter/CWS

"Asante sana!" - Thank you very much in Swahili. This is the message to each of you from the people in Kenya who are benefiting from Church World Service projects.

Last November, I witnessed the work CWS and our partners are doing in Kenya and met the people we are helping. Their deep gratitude was overwhelming. They shook our hands and welcomed us; we shook their hands as they thanked us profusely. From women in the slums of Nairobi who have started their own small businesses to orphaned children now able to keep their families together. From students who don’t want to leave their safe schools at the end of the day to entire communities that now have clean water, the message is “Thank you”. Your gifts make these projects possible.

We traveled north of Nairobi then left the main road and bumped along for what seemed like an eternity. The dust penetrated everything, even with the windows up. It boiled in under the doors of our van. We were on our way to see a new borehole well that Church World Service and our partners commissioned on September 16 of this year. Finally, we arrived at the Maasai village. We were greeted warmly and each of us was presented with a unique beaded necklace made by women from the Maasai tribe. Then we were thanked. Abundantly. Repeatedly.

I thought we were at the borehole well; but instead, we were at one of the villages. The borehole was 4 miles farther on "road" that resembled a washed out riverbed. A dusty riverbed. As the bottom of the van scraped along on the rocks, we were prepared to get out and push. Finally, we arrived at the borehole and realized that the women in that Maasai village walk here every day and carry home about 5 gallons of water. It brings new meaning to our CROP Hunger Walk theme, “We Walk Because they Walk”.

What an impressive site. There was a pump house, a water tower with storage tanks, and a cement pad with three spigots. A thirsty elephant broke off two of the faucets the day before our visit, so only one was functional. The borehole well was surrounded by brambles to keep animals away.

Imagine carrying this 5+ gallon water jug for 4 miles. Maasai women do this every day.

Photo: Henry Jones, CROP Hunger Walk leader from Fullerton, CA

The woman who is head of the community water committee told us how this new well is changing their lives. How the women no longer have to walk 15 miles each way for unsafe water. Now, they “only” have to walk about 4 miles - and the water is pure. How their health is improving - they no longer worry about contracting typhoid and other diseases due to unclean water. Since they don’t have to spend all day carrying water, the girls will be able to attend school. And if a girl child is in school, she won’t be required to get married at age 13. She can finish her education.

To provide water for their cattle and goats, the Maasai people hand-dug a trench down the hillside, buried the pipe, and built a cement watering trough. By lifting a lever, they water their herds and the women can wash their clothing in the trough. We saw the pride of the people now able to bathe and do laundry. And with water readily available, the herdsmen will no longer have to migrate long distances with their cattle.

This is their well - It belongs to the Oloikumkum community. They contributed the seed money, did the planning and work. They dug the trenches. And they maintain it. The community-based trained Water Management Committee makes sure someone knows how to service and maintain the pump, storage tanks, and gravity-fed faucets.

Church World Service works with indigenous partners who are already in the communities. I was impressed with the quality of the programs that are in place. Each of our partners does an astounding amount of work with the resources we entrust to them. And the small Church World Service staff located in Nairobi somehow manages to oversee numerous programs in 10 countries.

Now, multiply this example by thousands to see the effect of your support in nearly 80 countries. These projects are made possible by your gifts directly to Church World Service or through donations to CROP Hunger Walk or the Tools & Blankets Program at your church.

Asante sana - thank you very much!

Linda Carter
Program Assistant
Pacific Northwest Region

Baker City OR

2006-10-25T15:01:56Z

Two Linfield College, McMinnville, OR, students brought some friends across the state to help their mom on Walk day. 2005 CROP Hunger Walk participants signed the water droplets and this year they signed bricks for the well.

High schoolers adding their names to the bricks after completing the Walk.

Summer Project: School Kits

2006-09-06T19:02:29Z

School kits were a summer project with Grandma and Grandpa!

Photo: CWS

Aliya and Harper, our granddaughters in Virginia, were talking about children in Africa during our recent visit, so we decided to combine their back-to-school shopping with school shopping for the children in Africa. We talked about the children who would receive the school kits as they decided the important things - like what color construction paper should be included and what color handprints they wanted to put on the bags.

It was gratifying to find the girls already so aware of the needs of others.

Lynn Magnuson
PNW Regional Director

Resources for CROP Leadership

2006-08-23T15:08:54Z

Note: Most of the documents listed below are PDF or WORD files. You will need Acrobat Reader or Microsoft WORD to download, view and print these files.

CROP Materials Order Blank

CROP Materials Order Blank

Grant Application for Support of Local Hunger Agency

Grant Application for Support of Local Hunger Agency

Grant Re-application for Support of Local Hunger Agency

Grant Re-application for Support of Local Hunger Agency

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans "Care Abounds in Communities" Program

Walk Receipt

Matching Gifts Program

Disciples of Christ Youth build 79 Health Kits for CWS

2006-08-23T14:58:26Z

Youth at the 2006 Disciples of Christ Regional Meeting working together to build 79 Health Kits for Church World Service.

Contact Us

2006-08-23T14:02:26Z

Pacific Northwest Office

15111 8th Avenue SW # 205, Seattle, WA 98166-2258
Phone: 206-988-1622
Toll-Free: 1-888-CWS-CROP (1-888-297-2767)

Fax: 206-988-1640

Director:
Lynn Magnuson
Support Staff:
Linda Carter

Lynn Magnuson
Regional Director

Linda Carter
Program Assistant

Tools & Blankets Resources

2006-08-23T14:01:53Z

Visit the CWS Tools & Blankets Resources page for graphics, skits and other materials to liven up your Tools & Blankets event.

Order materials online or phone our national service center, 1-800-297-1516

Kits Resources

2006-08-23T14:01:26Z

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

CROP Resources

2006-08-23T14:01:00Z

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.
Resources for CROP Leadership
Visit the CROP Hunger Walk Resources page for materials to organize and promote your CROP Hunger Walk.

Resources

2006-08-23T14:00:31Z

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.
Resources for CROP Leadership
Visit the CROP Hunger Walk Resources page for materials to organize and promote your CROP Hunger Walk.
Download CWS buttons and banners for use on your website, blog or profile (ie MySpace).

Tools & Blankets

Visit the CWS Tools & Blankets Resources page for graphics, skits and other materials to liven up your Tools & Blankets event.
Order materials online or phone our national service center, 1-800-297-1516

CWS Kit Program

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

Other CWS Resources

Visit the CWS Resources for additonal materials for use in education, advocacy, promotion or worship.
Africa Initiative Flier (PDF file 518 Kb)