Once again team Ashfield UCC, as part of the Franklin County CROP Hunger Walk, is joining the nationwide Crop Hunger Walks in the fight against hunger.
Why support the Crop Hunger Walk? Because you want to help families locally and abroad who are struggling with hunger.
According to the FAO worldwide between 702 and 828 million people were affected by hunger in 2021. 46 million more than in the previous year. According to the World Food Program, 345 million people in 82 countries are in danger of dying due to insufficient food. Extreme weather, wars, the pandemic, and high inflation are all creating havoc with people’s access to adequate food. This is intolerable.
A quarter of the money we raise will be returned to Franklin County, including to our church's Food Pantry. The number of local families concerned about where they will find their next meal has increased greatly.
What does Church World Service [CWS] do?
See https://cwsglobal.org/about/
· CWS is a faith-based organization which, since 1946 has been transforming communities around the globe through just and sustainable responses to hunger, poverty, displacement and disaster. · You can see the stories of people helped at https://cwsglobal.org/stories/ · CWS has a 4-star rating on Charity Navigator.
If you are able to help we would very much welcome your donation at https://events.crophungerwalk.org/2024/team/
Please donate to our team today! And, if you'd like to walk with us, please let me know! That would be great!
Thanks very much,
Bruce Bennett, on behalf of Team Ashfield UCC and the Franklin County CROP Hunger Walk