BIRMINGHAM CROP WALK
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3rd Annual
Birmingham

CROP
Hunger Walk
 





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5K WALK



2008

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COMMUNITIES RESPONDING TO OVERCOME POVERTY
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NEXT BIRMINGHAM CROP HUNGER WALK

SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2008

Registration at 1:45 PM
Walk Begins at 2:30 PM

At Rushton Park on Highland Avenue in Southside area

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On-Line Funding Raising:

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n TEAMS ARE NOW FORMING
Team Orientation Meeting:
Sunday, February 24, 2:00 PM
At Independent Presbyterian Church on Highland Avenue
If you interested in forming a team, and missed the Orientation Meeting, and you need your registration and promotional materials...

Click here to Request Your Fund-Raising Packet

Click Here for More Info About Forming a Team

n SPONSORS BEING SOUGHT
Deadline for Business/Corporate Sponsors:
March 10
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Supporting Greater Birmingham Ministries

Click Here to Learn about 9 year old Graham Heifner, the Top Fund Raiser for the 2007 Birmingham CROP Walk.
 



MANY THANKS TO OUR 2008 CORPORATE SPONSORS
Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris
Independent Presbyterian Church
Enterprise Rent-a-Car
Fastenal Industrial & Construction Supplies
Pittman Financial Partners
 


YOU ARE INVITED
The Birmingham CROP Hunger Walk
is the community coming together to raise money and awareness for hunger relief... locally and around the world.  Over 2000 CROP Walks happen every year nationwide. 

Walkers are asked to obtain pledge dollars from family, neighbors, colleagues and places of worship for their participation in a 5 kilometer walk (3.1 miles).

Everyone is invited to participate in the Birmingham CROP Hunger Walk.  It is a family walk event, not a race.  It's fun for all ages.

It is a community event involving anyone who wants to fight hunger around the block and around the world.  The Birmingham CROP Hunger Walk encourages the active involvement of teams and individuals from public and private schools, civic and cultural groups, area businesses and all faith groups.

There is no fee to participate.  But each walker is encouraged to raise at least $100.  The Birmingham CROP Hunger Walk hopes to raise $20,000 in 2008.

And every walker gets a free CROP Walk t-shirt!



Click Here for 2008 Birmingham CROP Walk Press Release
Click Here for 2008 Birmingham CROP Walk Fact Sheet
Click Here for More Info About the Birmingham Event

Click Here for a List of the 2008 (and previous years') CROP Walk Teams
Click Here for National CROP Walk Website

 



FUND RAISING MATERIAL
Team leaders and recruiters may pick up important registration, fund-raising, promotional, and educational materials from the following locations:

Baptist Church of the Covenant
2117 University Blvd, Birmingham, Alabama 352330

UAB School of Business / Career services Office
BEC 303  1150 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35294


Click Here for a List of the 2008 (and previous years') CROP Walk Teams
Click Here to Form a Team or Donate to a Team

 



HELPING OTHERS
25% of the funds raised stay in the Birmingham area to support local hunger and poverty fighting agencies.  Specifically, the 2008 Birmingham CROP Hunger Walk will support Greater Birmingham Ministries.

The remaining money is used to alleviate hunger and poverty in 80 countries throughout the world.

In addition to assisting the homeless and impoverished families of the Birmingham area, CROP helps families in the US and around the world who are victims of disasters like Hurricane Katrina, the Tsunami of Indonesia, and African refugees fleeing war and famine in countries like Sudan or Niger.

CROP also supports self-development projects in the world's poorest communities... projects which can break the cycle of hunger and poverty like agricultural training, health clinics, micro-businesses, schools, and fresh water wells in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Click here for Hunger and Poverty Statistics

Click here for Video Clips
 


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REGISTER TODAY ON-LINE
If you are interested in being a walker or sponsoring a walker, and would like to do so via the CROP Walk On-Line Registration, simply click below.

Click here for On-Line Fund Raising

Click Here to Form a Team or Donate to a Team
 



PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
As a participating walker or team leader, you can pick up promotional materials (including collection envelopes, posters, brochures, video tapes, and dvds) from Rev. John Duke at the Baptist Church of the Covenant, 2117 University Blvd, Birmingham, Alabama 35233.
 



WE LOVE OUR CORPORATE SPONSORS
We are asking local businesses and organizations to consider making a cash donation in exchange for advertisement space on the tee shirts that will be worn by the CROP Hunger Walk participants.

Consider donating to this worthwhile cause while gaining prominent recognition for your organization.  You can have your company name and/or logo proudly displayed on the event tee shirts.

Click here for More Information About Sponsorship

 


 
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
CROP Hunger Walks are neighbors walking together to take a stand against hunger in our world.  Together we raise awareness and funds for international relief and development, as well as local hunger-fighting.
 

CROP Hunger Walks help to support the overall ministry of Church World Service, especially the grassroots, hunger-fighting development efforts of partner agencies in some 80 countries.

CROP Hunger Walks help to provide tools of hope that empower people to meet their own needs. From seeds and tools, to wells and water systems, to technical training and micro-enterprise loans, the key is people working together to identify their own development priorities, their strengths and their needs -- something CWS has learned through some 60 years of working in partnership around the world.



Click Here for More Info About the Birmingham CROP Organization
Click Here for a List of the 2008 (and previous years') CROP Walk Teams
Click Here for Church World Service Website

Click Here for Video Clips
 


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"Meaningfulness begins with recognizing that you are not alone, that you are a part of the human community, that everything you do sends a ripple through the entire human family. Allow your natural compassion to suggest creative ways that you can serve this family of yours. Meaning is not found in acquisition, but in feeling ourselves a part of something greater."

-LAURENCE BOLDT

 

"Be servants of peace . . . Weep with those who are sorrowful, rejoice with those  who are joyful.  Teach those who are ignorant.  Care for those who are sick.  Serve your family . . .  Serve your neighbors . . . Serve your cities . . .  Serve the poor.  Join others who serve.  For in the end it will be the servants who lead us all."

-SARGENT SHRIVER
 


 


 

 


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