2008 Apex/Holly Springs Area CROP Walk
**To join the 2008 CROP Steering Commitee, please contact Rebecca Spell - email: info@wwcm.org - Meetings will begin in early September.
WHAT: This annual community walkathon stands for “Communities Reaching Out to People”. Working in partnership with local organizations in more than 80 countries, CWS supports sustainable self-help development, meets emergency needs (including hurricane relief), aids refugees, and helps address the root causes of poverty and powerlessness, without regard to religion, race or ethnicity. The Apex/Holly Springs Area CROP Walk is a community-wide effort with participation from schools, religious groups, businesses, clubs and many caring individuals. Last year over 300 walkers and their sponsors raised $6,205.60 to fight hunger. Of that, $1,551.40 stayed right here in our local community.
TO LEARN MORE: Visit the Church World Serivce CROP website at www.cropwalk.org
WHEN: Sunday, November 2nd. Registration begins at 1:15 pm, the walk begins at 2:00 pm.
SAFETY: Participants may walk or run the course. Strollers and wagons for small children are permitted. Leashed dogs are welcome. EMS volunteers will be on site along with a golf cart to pick up walkers as needed.
DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS:
5% to Meals on Wheels of Wake County
20% to the food pantry of Western Wake Crisis Ministry in Apex
75% to Church World Service, or to one of the eligible relief agencies (if so designated on the Sponsor Record Form).
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Get a sponsor form from Western Wake Crisis Ministry (362-0657) or your church missions or youth coordinator. Set a personal goal, then ask as many people as you can to sponsor your walk. Bring the TOP sheet of your sponsor form to register on November 2nd. You do not have to pre-register. We will have extra forms on site as needed. Please bring your donations to the Walk.
QUESTIONS: For more information, call Rebecca Spell at 362-0657 or Mary Catherine Hinds (Church World Service) at 688-3843.
Help CROP Stop Hunger
One Step at a Time