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Thank You, Austin for a great CROP WALK
Weekend in 2002. We are so grateful for the dedicated (and hardy)
folks who came out on the coldest weekend of the year. More than 60,000
dollars has been received during the weekend itself.
Recruiters: have CROP WALK funds in hand? Don't forget to take them to
your nearest Bank of NY branch for deposit!
The 2003 Austin CROP Hunger Walk Weekend
Saturday & Sunday, March 1-2, 2003 - Fiesta Gardens
Saturday, March 1 - Step off 10:00 a.m. - Registration 9:30 a.m.
Sunday, March 2 - Step off 2:30 p.m. - Registration 1:45 p.m.
You can make a difference!
Austin CROP WALK Fact Sheet for the Year 2003
Did you know this about CROP WALK dollars?
- $1.25 - One Moringa tree seedling in Senegal
- $5.00 - A rabbit for a family in Ghana
- $15.00 - A batch of chicks for a farmer in the Dominican Republic
- $15.00 - A set of garden tools for re-building in Honduras
- $20.00 - Carpentry tool set for skills training in Bangladesh
- $30.00 - Minefield probe for highly trained de-mining unit in Cambodia
- $35.00 - A baby kit for new-borns in Honduras
- $50.00 - A protective bee keeper suit
- $90 - Family shelter kit in Afghanistan
- $200 - Fishing nets in Bolivia
- $350 - Family Food Parcels in Afghanistan (6 month supply feeds family of 6 to 8 persons)
- $799.00 - Could repair a home in war-torn Lebanon
- $834.00 - A water pump in southern African nation of Malawi
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Nationally, CROP WALKS shared $3.6 million with food banks, pantries, community gardens, and other local hunger-fighting agencies in the U.S.
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More than 19,000 walkers and their sponsors raised more than $157,000 in 2001!
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Walkers raising $100 or more receive a small flag representing one of the over eighty countries where Church World Service is working.
More than 400 Austin CROP WALKers were flag bearers in 2001!
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In Austin ...
25% of CROP WALK funds help right here at home for emergency relief, self help development and refugee assistance. That means that more than $25,000 benefits local groups such as
Austin Baptist Chapel, Church Food Pantry,
El Buen Samaritano,
Faith Home, Foundation for the Homeless Breakfast Program, Hill Country Community Ministries, Hope Food Pantry, Mary House, Mobile Loaves and Fishes, Montopolis Friendship Center, St. Julia's Catholic Church Food Pantry, South Austin Assistance Ministry, Vin Care Services of Austin,
Capital Area Food Bank, Austin Community Gardens/Sustainable Food Center, Interfaith Hospitality Network, Austin Area Interreligious Ministries Refugee Program, Casa Marianella, Bread for the World, Center for Public Policy Priority, RESULTS, Texas Homeless Network,
and three local church feeding programs.
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CROP Hunger Walks:
Our Numbers Make a Difference
Mark you calendar now for the:
2003 Austin CROP Hunger Walk
- | March 1st |
Alternative CROP Hunger Walk 9:30 a.m.
Fiesta Gardens on Town Lake |
| March 2nd |
CROP Hunger Walk 1:45 p.m.
Fiesta Gardens on Town Lake |
Everyone is invited to participate. The Austin CROP WALK encourages participation form everyone in the community: churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, fraternities and sororities, civic groups, scout troops...
And you can be part of it all in 2003!
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