People are gearing up for the Four Flags Area CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) Walk Sunday at 3 p.m. The walk will begin and end at Grace United Methodist Church in Niles. Organized locally, the CROP Walk has set a goal of increasing the number of walkers to to 125 to stop hunger in the community and around the world though self-help development initiatives.
A portion of the funds will got to St. Mary’s Christian Service Center and the Salvation Army in Niles and Redbud Area Ministries in Buchanan. Last year 104 walkers raised $13,725 with $3,431 distributed locally. Over the past 30 years, the walk has raised $257,527 with $64,381 helping those in need locally.
www.nilesstar.com/2010/09/24/walking-for-poverty/
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment