Walk Day Reminders

'If you want to go Fast, go Alone.

If you want to go Far, go Together.'

                          African Proverb

 Sunday, Sept. 30th Walk Day Reminders:
            3:00 PM Sign-in and on-site Activities
            3:25 PM Send-off charge
            3:30 PM Walk begins.

• Invite at least one first time Walker with you!
• We are 'GREEN'.  Do bring your own water bottle which can be refilled at First Christian Church (Winchester) Water Station located 1/2 point at Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden.
• Bring one/two cans of protein food (tuna, chicken, peanut butter) to donate to God's Pantry Food Bank.
• New design 2018 Walk T-shirts will be sold for $12.00; prior years' for $8.00.
• Bring LOTS of posters to carry while walking.  A poster-making station will also be on-site to create more posters between 3-3:25.
• Online REGISTRATION and DONATION encouraged!  which makes Walk Day check-in easier!
• ALL hard copy Registration Sheets (statement of consent listed on each sheet) turned in Walk Day MUST be completed in full (as instructed at our Rally).
• Volunteer Crossing Guards will be located at 5 major intersections.  Everyone will adhere to ALL traffic lights, NO jaywalking,  follow the WALK SIGNS posted along 3 mile route AND stay on the sidewalks!   NO bikes, NO skateboards, NO scooters allowed.  Strollers, wagons, dogs OK.
• Physical limitations? Plan to Walk 'just part of route'?  Need a lift? Plan to Ride the Walk on 2nd Presbyterian's bus. Lakshman will make frequent stops.
• The Walk will be held if light rain; of course cancelled if storming.

       Acutely aware that thousands of our Carolina and Philippine neighbors are suffering from recent tragic storms/flooding our Walk funds may be used, if needed, to assist with recovery efforts.  When people can't recover quickly from disasters, they are vulnerable to hunger and poverty. Therefore, let us be more steadfast and diligent as we continue our fund raising efforts! This is not the time to 'ease-up' asking our families, friends, co-workers, neighbors, club members to donate to our Walk Mission: to bring gifts of HOPE, share HELP, restore Dignity to all God's children in need of the most basic human rights.

         We are Walking Together and Making a Difference!
         Peace, Joy and Love,
         Judy Maxson, organizer

Here is our 2018 Hunger Walk route

Getting Ready for the 2018 Walk

Lord, to those who HUNGER give bread. 

And to those who have bread give the HUNGER for Justice.

                             Latin America prayer

The Greater Lexington CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) Hunger Walk will be Sunday, Sept. 30th at Second Presbyterian Church, E. Main and Ransom.  Registration and check-in begins at 3 PM. On site fellowship activities will include poster making,  learn more about God's Pantry Food Bank and bring a can(s) protein food to donate, discover how you can support the 'ONE' campaign's work against extreme poverty and preventable diseases in Africa, purchase a 2018 CROP Hunger T-shirt to wear, gather for group pictures, etc.

At 3:25, our guest Walker, Andrew Gifford, Community Engagement Specialist with Church World Service (CWS) will deliver our send-off charge.

Our all new 3 mile experiential Walk in and around Bell Court and East End historic sites, Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden and Charles Young Park will begin at 3:30. 'Ride the Walk' in 2nd Pres. bus will be available for those with physical limitations.

Eight 'new' Team Captains/Co-Captains made our exciting Rally Aug. 23rd. extra joyful!  Andrew Gifford described how the impact of our fund raising this year will support CWS Timor Zero Hunger program in Indonesia. Want more info? go to crophungerwalk.org/Indonesia.  Misty Simms, God's Pantry Food Bank, thanked us for our 25% grant ($6,148) last year which helped provide thousands of emergency meals to our neighbors in Central and Eastern KY.  Yes, indeed we DO make a difference!

Save this Date!  Sunday, Sept. 23rd, 4:30-6 PM, Crestwood Christian Church, 1882 Bellefonte Dr., Lex!
Ecumenical Youth Poster-making Pizza Party for all youth...and adults!  Once again, gratitude to Rev. Kory and Rev. Trish for hosting this creative, fun, interfaith event. PLEASE RSVP to Trish@crestwoodchristian.org by noon Fri. Sept. 21.

This IS the year we will meet our ever elusive $30,000 goal!  We are determined! We can Do this!  So many are suffering while we have so much!  As Anne Frank reminds us: 'No one has become poor by giving.'

       Walking Together in
       Peace, Joy and Love,
          Judy Maxson, Walk organizer