Ahwatukee Foothills CROP Hunger Walk
Four congregations, including three GCS churches in the Ahwatukee Foothills area sponsored a CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday, November 13, 2022. The Walk generated $11,000 in donations, and nearly 80 walkers raised awareness about local hunger concerns as well as highlighting the global hunger story. The following congregations participated with walk teams:
As with all CROP Hunger Walks across the the country, 75% of the donations generated support the global mission of Church World Service, and 25% of the funds raised is returned to the host community to support local hunger fighting efforts. The 25% local contribution from the Ahwatukee CROP Walk will go to the Kyrene Family Resource Center to help them stock their food shelves.
CWS and CROP Hunger Walks
CROP Hunger Walks are community-based walk fundraising events held in cities and towns across the United States, created to support the global mission of Church World Service, a faith-based organization transforming communities around the globe through just and sustainable responses to hunger, poverty, displacement and disaster.
Background
The Crop Project began in 1947 when farmers were asked to donate food and seed crops to our hungry neighbors in post-World War II Europe and Asia. The first CROP Hunger Walks took place in Bismarck, North Dakota (1969), and York, Pennsylvania (1970). Since then, CROP Hunger Walk events have been held in hundreds of communities, large and small, raising millions of dollars to eradicate hunger and poverty.
Below are photos taken during the Walk by photographer, Cliff Kujala.