The CROP (Christian Rural Overseas Program) Hunger Walk is a fundraising event sponsored by Church World Service (CWS). This is the 53rd anniversary of the Spencerport CROP walk. Spencerport area churches have held a walk for almost as many years along the Erie Canal on the first Sunday in May. This year’s event is May 5 beginning at 1 p.m. Participants will be walking in support of the CWS mission to help stop hunger around the world, as well as supporting the local Spencerport ecumenical food shelf (SEFS). This walk is the one and only fundraiser for the SEFS, which is seeing an increase in need in the community.
The Crop Walk slogan states: “We Walk Because They Walk.” This phrase was coined because of places where people still need to walk for miles to get food and clean drinking water. Here is one such story: “Lesly Miguel lives in rural Honduras. She and her parents participate in a CWS program where they learn how to diversify and grow their crops. Prior to the program, their crops were limited to rice, beans and some coffee beans. Now, they grow a variety of vegetables, fruit trees and other grains. They have also learned how to raise chickens and rabbits, and start a tilapia pond to incorporate protein into their family’s diet.”
The walk begins at the Spencerport United Methodist Church, 32 Amity Street, Spencerport. Participants will cross the Union Street canal bridge and walk along the canal to Adams Basin, and back. This is a six-mile walk. There is also a Golden Mile option, which is a one-mile walk. Those not able to walk can support this fundraiser with a donation.
Support Spencerport CROP walkers by either joining a team or making a donation at http://www.crophungerwalk.org/spencerportny. Donations can be made through the month of May.
For information about the walk, email L112734@hotmail.com.
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