BIRMINGHAM
CROP WALK
EVENT
EVENT
3rd
Annual
Birmingham
C R O P
Hunger Walk
SUNDAY
APRIL 13
2008
Registration
1:45 PM
Walk Begins
2:30 PM
Rushton Park
on Highland Avenue
in Southside area
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GOAL
300 Walkers
$20,000
CROP WALK
RESOURCES
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ON-LINE
Be a Walker or
Sponsor a Walker
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Form a Team
or Donate to
a Team
C O N T A
C T
Church World
Service
Kevin McCoy
Mid-South
Regional Director
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1-888-297-2767
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Birmingham
CROP Walk
2008
Teams Are
Now Forming
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PHOTO
GALLERY
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VIDEO
GALLERY
CLICK HERE FOR
Children of
the World
MUSIC VIDEO
"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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COMMUNITIES RESPONDING TO OVERCOME POVERTY
Birmingham CROP
Hunger Walk
Sunday, April 13, 2008
"Extra intellectual and material
gifts bring with them the privilege and responsibility of sharing with
others less fortunate. Service is the rent we pay for living. It is
the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time."
-MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN
Click Here for Children of the World
Video
PRE-WALK EVENT
Fun in the park before the walk! The pre-walk program begins
at 1:45 PM in Rushton Park. This will be a good time to socialize and
meet your fellow walkers.
Between 1:45 and 2:30, as walk participants arrive and
registration takes, place prior to the start of the walk, a short
warm-up program will be presented. The pre-walk program will
feature guest speakers, announcements, entertainment, and music.
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GOAL
The fund-raising goal for the 2008 Birmingham CROP Hunger Walk is
$20,000. The participant goal is 300 walkers.
WALKER PREP
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
Contact: Rev. John Duke
UAB School of Business / Career services Office
BEC 303 1150 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35294
Contact: Mr. Michael Lebeau
Click Here for 2008 Birmingham CROP
Walk Press Release
Click Here for 2008 Birmingham CROP Walk Fact Sheet
Click Here for a List of the 2008
(and previous years') CROP Walk Teams
Click Here
for Photo Gallery
Click Here to Form a Team or Donate
to a Team
COMMUNITY EVENT
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!
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GALLERY
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.
Click here for CROP
Walk Resources
Click here for Organizing Guide
Click here for Recruiter's Guide
Click here for Materials Guide
Click here for Press
Release
Click Here to Form a Team or Donate
to a Team
WALK EVENT
The Birmingham CROP Hunger Walk will
take place Sunday, April 13, 2008. Registration will begin at 1:45 PM.
The walk will begin at 2:30 PM. A brief pre-walk program,
which will include music, activities, and guest speakers, will be
presented in the interim. The location for the event will be Rushton
Park on Highland Avenue in the Southside area of Birmingham.
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WALK ROUTE
The walk route is 5 kilometers or 3.1 miles in length.
The walk begins at Rushton Park and
winds along beautiful Highland Avenue. The walk route proceeds from
Highland Avenue to 20th Street South, passing through Five Points, and
continues north to University Blvd. The walk route continues along
University Blvd under Red Mountain Expressway, passing St. Vincent's
Hospital, and back to Highland Avenue. The walk ends back at Rushton
Park.
Click Here for Walker Safety
Instructions
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
LEARNING
EXPERIENCE
CROP Walks are important volunteer community service events
that provide opportunities to citizens for donating their time, energy,
and money to helping others. CROP Walks are also intended to be
valuable learning experiences.
Clicke here for "Talking Our Walk"
Material
Click here for "Living Our Walk"
Material
Click here for Informational &
Inspirational Videos
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"There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed."
-ALBERT
SCHWEITZER
"We know
that a peaceful world cannot long exist
one-third rich and two-thirds hungry."
-PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER
