CROP WALK RECRUITERS: This One-Page Insert Is Designed for You to Use in Your Church/Synagogue

CROP WALK RECRUITERS: This one-page insert is designed for you to use in your faith community September and October newsletters or weekly service bulletin (included with order of worship). You may use either or both sections, or any part of it that you find useful. Be sure to fill in the blanks with the appropriate information (e.g. your name, phone number, etc.). Also, you can download it from the CROP Walk web site (), and you can modify it. You can find additional material on the Walk web site; in the Walk brochure; and on the Church World Service web site

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CROP WALK NEEDS YOU!

CROP WALK for the Hungry: The 38th Annual CROP Walk for the Hungry will take place in Concord on Sunday, October 21. The 2 ¼ mileWalk kicks off at 2:15pm from First Parish Church, 20 Lexington Road, Concord, MA. Participating walkers can enjoy the autumn beauty of some of Concord’s most historic country roads, as they walk to raise money for the hungry of local communities and around the world. Come early at 1:30-2:00pm to register and enjoy music by theConcord Carlisle High School Pep Band.

Local funds raised will be allocated to nine area community supper/pantry hunger programs: Open Table; the Community Supper/Food Pantry in Acton; Mt. Calvary Community Supper in Acton; the Sudbury Community Food Pantry; the Maynard Food Pantry; the Bedford Community Table/Pantry; Loaves and Fishes in Groton; Westminster Community Food Pantry; and also to Gaining Ground. In addition, the CROP Walk funds go to Church World Service for worldwide emergency relief of disasters, such as floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes, and for fighting the root causes of hunger through community development programs in 30 underdeveloped countries (see CROP Walk brochure for examples of CWS development programs).
For more details, see the CWS web site: and the Concord area CROP Walk web site:

To obtain walk papers or to sponsor a walker, call ______at ( )_____-______for more information.

Coffee for CROP:

On Sunday, ______, 2018, an after-church coffee will be held in the ______room for our CROP walkers and sponsors. Come have a cup of coffee and meet others who will be involved in the CROP Walk for the Hungry! Add your name to the walk papers on the table to make donations for CROP or sign up to participate. This is an excellent opportunity for CROP walkers to easily obtain donations from sponsors.