Hamilton County CROP Hunger Walk

Greater Hamilton County CROP Hunger Walk

CROP Walk Overview What is a CROP Hunger Walk? “Neighbors walking together to take a stand against hunger in our world.  Together we raise awareness and funds for international relief and development.” Ecumenical outreach opportunity for local churches 25% of the money goes to local needs; 75% to global needs Who organizes the CROP Hunger Walks? “Founded in 1946, Church World Service is a relief, development, and refugee assistance ministry. Working in partnership with indigenous organizations in more than 80 countries, CWS works worldwide to meet human needs and foster self-reliance for all whose way is hard.” www.cropwalk.org

Putting It Into Perspective Over one billion people (about one seventh of the world) do not have access to safe water and 2.4 billion don’t have access to improved sanitation Over 800 million people lack adequate food Every day, almost 16,000 children die from hunger-related causes – one child every five seconds In Hamilton County, over 27,000 individuals live on food stamps and there are 46 food pantries in the county

Mission of the Hamilton County CROP Walk: serve God by addressing needs of his people educate the participants and churches about local and global needs grow faith by providing hands-on opportunities to serve God that will plant or nurture seeds of faith in those that participate

2016 Vision Enlist the help of Nancy Chance as Honorary Chairperson Nancy leads the Good Samaritan Network and helps ensure Hamilton County food pantries help those in need Raise enough money ($30,000) to “purchase” 7 semi trucks of food for Hamilton County food pantries We have raised over $189,000 over the last 8 years and walked over 10 million steps

Good Samaritan Network Chair, Board of Directors Education Betty Violette Co-director Third Phase Judy Dunson Regional Director Church World Services Nancy Chance Director Good Samaritan Network Dr Dave Miner Chair, Board of Directors Bread for the World

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Who We Helped Live Our Faith Out Loud Third Phase Hunger, lack of clean water and poverty—some causes: drought, flooding, displaced persons, military conflict and the “resource curse”.

Who We Help Locally Up to 25% of the money raised in our CROP Hunger Walk is distributed to local hunger-alleviating agencies in Greater Hamilton County. We donate the money to Good Samaritan to the pantries with the greatest needs.

2016 Hamilton County CROP Walk Details Date: Sunday, Oct 2nd Time: registration at 1:30, opening remarks: 1:50, walk starts at 2:00 Place: downtown Carmel, starting at the Gazebo Walk Distance: 1.0 and 3.9 miles New This Year: Fun ride and run; all county food drive in September to “fill the shelves” Parking: At Carmel United Methodist Church (126th & Range Line)

What We Can Provide $50 400 lb of much-needed food for a local church-run food pantry $50 seeds and tools for three families $150 a hundred chickens and two wire chicken coops, providing two families with a reliable source of eggs, protein and income $1000 a pump and community hygiene training for a village, assuring a reliable source of water and improved community health $5000 a well that reaches deep into an aquifer, allowing a village access to clean, safe water. When periods of drought hit, communities with deep water wells can continue to grow gardens, lessening the drought's impact on local food supplies