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4th Annual
Birmingham

CROP
Hunger Walk
 





WE WALK
BECAUSE
THEY WALK


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5K WALK

2009

Supporting
Greater
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Ministries




Teach Your
Children
The Value of
Helping Others


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"Overcoming
poverty is
not a gesture
of charity.
It is an act of
justice.
It is the
protection of
a fundamental
human right,
the right to
dignity and a
decent life."


NELSON MANDELA
 



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"It's time for
greatness,
not greed.
It's a time for
idealism,
not ideology.
It is a time
not just for
compassionate
words, but for
compassionate
action."


MARIAN WRIGHT
EDELMAN

 

 


 

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NEXT BIRMINGHAM CROP HUNGER WALK

SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2009

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

At Rushton Park on Highland Avenue in Southside area

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n
REGISTER NOW ON-LINE
On-Line Funding Raising:

Form a Team and Start Collecting Donations
Form a Team or Donate to a Team
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n TEAMS ARE NOW FORMING
Team Orientation & Kick-Off Meeting:
Saturday, March 7, 2:00 PM
Independent Presbyterian Church, 3100 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 COME EARLY FOR PRE-WALK EVENT
Sunday, April 26, 1:45 - 2:30
Music, Entertainment, Activities and More!

Keynote Speaker Alabama State Representative Patricia Todd!
Featured Performance by Grace Dance Ministries!


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n SPONSORS BEING SOUGHT
We Love Our Business/Corporate Sponsors
We need your financial support for the 2009 Birmingham CROP Walk!
We are currently seeking business, corporate, and community partners!


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TOP TEAMS
Congratulations to St. Francis of Assissi
and Independent Presbyterian Youth Group

Congratulations to St. Francis of Assissi for raising the most money in 2008! And congratulations to Independent Presbyterian Church Youth Group for having the most walkers in 2008!

Click here to learn more about the Top Teams in 2008
Click here to learn about the Top Individual Fund Raiser for the 2007 Bham CROP Walk
 


MANY THANKS TO OUR 2009 CORPORATE SPONSORS
Protective Life Insurance Company
Vulcan Materials Company
Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris
Independent Presbyterian Church
UAB Career Services

Jason's Deli
First Christian Church
CP Promotional Graphics
Enterprise Rent-a-Car
 


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 $30,000 in 2009.

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


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Click Here for 2009 Birmingham CROP Walk Press Release
Click Here for 2009 Birmingham CROP Walk Fact Sheet
Click Here for More Info About the Birmingham Event

Click Here for a List of the 2009 (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 2009 (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 2009 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, refugees in Darfur, the Tsunami of Indonesia, and African refugees fleeing war and famine in countries like Sudan or Niger.

CROP also supports long-term 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 Michael Lebeau at UAB School of Business, BEC 303, 1150 10th Avenue South, Birmingham. (205) 934-9202.
 


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 2009 (and previous years') CROP Walk Teams
Click Here for Church World Service Website

Click Here for Video Clips
 


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“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold service was Joy.”

-RABINDRANATH TAGORE


"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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