2025 CROP Hunger Walk

Please join us for the 45th Annual New Bern Area CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday, September 28th at Union Point Park, New Bern, NC. This year’s event will raise funds to address the nutritional and developmental needs of our neighbors in New Bern and around the globe. Faith Connection is the host partner for the New Bern Area CROP Hunger Walk, an outreach of Church World Service. Locally, Religious Community Services (RCS) will receive 25% of the proceeds.

In 2024, we had 34 teams consisting of more than 500 walkers who raised over $52,000 to fight food insecurity. Participants can choose between the 3.1 mile or 1 mile walk. There will be music and refreshments available. Invite your friends, family, neighbors and co-workers to this fun, family-friendly event with music and activities for all ages.

Preparing for the Walk:

• Set up your team page and register online so you don’t have to handle cash and checks.
• Set your fundraising goal and recruit walkers and sponsors to support you.
• Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NewBernAreaCropWalk/.
• Please like and share our posts.

Walk Day:

• Registration for teams and individuals begins at 2:00 pm.
• Step off is at 3:00 pm.
• Take pictures and videos about why you walk and share them on social media using #Endhungernow and #NewBernCROPWalk.

Instructions for Walk Donations:

• Please encourage walkers to donate online so you don’t have to handle cash and checks.
• For walkers who choose to write a check, please make all checks payable to CWS/CROP.
• You may bring checks to the walk or mail them to Lynn Lupton, New Bern Area CROP Hunger Walk Treasurer, P.O. Box 13004, New Bern, NC 28564.
• Please keep track of walkers who give you cash donations, so they get credited by the treasurer for their donations.
• Convert all cash donations to a money order payable to CWS/CROP and include it with your report to the Walk Treasurer.

If you have general questions about the walk please contact our Walk Coordinator at NewBernAreaCROPHungerWalk@gmail.com.

RCS and CWS need our support even more this year. Together we can make a big difference in the lives of our neighbors locally and globally.

Want to be part of a group? Check out the list of teams already started - or create your own!