Marty ColchamiroMar 2, 20161 minTest Your Knowledge About HungerCROP Hunger Walks are ending hunger one step at a time in local communities and around the world. Test your knowledge about global hunger and hunger in the U...
Marty ColchamiroJan 16, 20161 minRaised $1,300,000 Thus FarToday we have our first team meeting to plan for the 2016 CROP Hunger Walk. We are happy to welcome several new team members and look forward to their parti...
Marty ColchamiroOct 26, 20152 minMake Your Voice HeardCloseup photograph of little cute girl biting apple I called my representatives in Congress to support #CNR2015 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act. On Se...
Marty ColchamiroApr 22, 20151 minHelping Communities RecoverAs we celebrate Earth Day today and as we come closer to our walk on May 3, 2015, I am reminded of some of the questions asked about the money raised during ...
Marty ColchamiroApr 19, 20151 minLocal Agency We SupportWith 14 days until the CROP Hunger Walk we add another one of the agencies we support in this area. The Prevail overview of what they do is outlined on thei...
Marty ColchamiroSep 18, 20141 minThank You RecruitersLast night we had a gathering of recruiters who helped get us to over $72,000.00 for the 2014 CROP Hunger Walk in Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park. We ...
Marty ColchamiroJun 10, 20141 min100 Mile Walk Touches Oak ParkMaurice A. Bloem a Church World Service Executive Vice President will do his THIRD 100 mile Hunger Walk. He will walk from June 15-20, 2014 in the states of ...
Marty ColchamiroJun 8, 20141 minDay In Our Village RecapIt was heart warming to have the discussion with people who believe in the cause of “ending hunger one step at a time.” If you wish to be involved, please fi...
Marty ColchamiroJun 1, 20143 minHunger in the U.S.Sign on the 2014 CROP Hunger Walk in Oak Park Hunger in the U.S. Families in Crisis At the CROP Hunger Walk we strive to make the issue of hunger known in o...
Marty ColchamiroMay 31, 20141 minDay In Our Village TomorrowNow you can come talk to us about what it is that we do. Get information about the work we do to help local agencies and needs around the world. Can’t make i...
Marty ColchamiroMay 30, 20141 minWhat Does 5,000,000 MeanCurrently, well over 2,000 communities across the U.S. join in more than 1,600 CROP Hunger Walks each year. More than five million CROP Hunger Walkers have p...
Marty ColchamiroMay 26, 20141 minDid You Know?68 percent are over 18, average age is 33.5. About two-thirds are women. 64 percent of CROP Hunger Walkers over age 18 have a college or advanced degree. Ha...
Marty ColchamiroMay 24, 20141 minHunger is a ‘silent crisis’ in the USAA USA today article points to the ‘silent crisis’ of hunger in this country. We have seen the good work out local agencies do in providing either food and/o...
Marty ColchamiroMay 14, 20141 minPhotos of 2014 CROP Hunger Walk OnlineThe photograph above is of the CROP Hunger Walk Team that organized this year’s walk. Many thanks to photographers: Ethan Colchamiro, Mary Faywith and Sonya ...
Marty ColchamiroMay 12, 20141 minPhotos of the 2014 CROP HungerWalkThank you to Ethan Colchamiro, Mary Faywith, Julia Jones and Sonya Thompson. who participated in taking these wonderful photographs. It is a great way to rem...
Marty ColchamiroMay 5, 20141 minGet Notification for Photos & VideosSince the walk is over, there will not be many more Blogs. By signing up you will be the first to know when the photographs from the Walk are posted online. ...
Marty ColchamiroMay 3, 20141 minFood Hunger in AmericaAs mentioned in a recent recording of “Why I Walk” series, the film “A Place At The Table” was referred to. This is the trailer for the movie which outlines ...
Marty ColchamiroMay 2, 20141 minWhy I Walk – Video of Nancy MastersonIn our series, Why I Walk, we have the story and the support of Nancy Masterson. Nancy has been walking in the CROP Hunger Walk for the past 10 years. Her ...
Marty ColchamiroMay 1, 20141 minYoung People – Why I WalkThere are also young people half a world away who benefit from the funds raised at the CROP Hunger Walk. This is a video of the way Church World Services he...