2024 CROP Hunger Walk

Please join us for the 44th Annual New Bern Area CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday, September 29th 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 2023 we had more than 500 walkers who raised over $45,000 to fight food insecurity. People 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:
• Register and set up your team page online so you don’t have to handle cash and checks.
• Set your fundraising goal and recruit walkers and sponsors to support you.

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.
• Follow us on Facebook. Please like and share our posts.

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 checks to Lynn Lupton, CROP Hunger Walk Treasurer, P. O. Box 13004, New Bern, NC 28561-3004.
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 in your report to the Walk Treasurer.

General questions about the Walk:
Contact:
Patti Peebles, Team Recruitment Leader at ppeebles2393@gmail.com
John Price, Co-Coordinator at newberncropwalk24@gmail.com
Matt McCotter, Co-Coordinator at newberncropwalk24@gmail.com

RCS and CWS need our support even more today. 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!