Marty ColchamiroApr 24, 20162 minGrand Marshal for 2016 WalkThe Planning Committee has selected a Grand Marshal for the 2016 CROP Hunger Walk. The person we selected is a tireless member of our team and more important...
Marty ColchamiroApr 23, 20162 minHunger Effects EducationWe are a society that seeks to have the brightest kids in our school system. We want to nurture them with knowledge, to help them learn and grow. There are, ...
Marty ColchamiroApr 8, 20161 minCo-Chair To Speak on The Doris Davenport Showblog give a detailed overview of the Doris Davenport Show with Doug Wyman, also a planning team member of the CROP Hunger Walk. One of the things that makes ...
Marty ColchamiroApr 29, 20151 minCWS is working with partners in NepalCWS is working with partners ACT Alliance and Lutheran World Federation in Nepal Over 3,600 people are known to have died in a massive earthquake which hit N...
Marty ColchamiroApr 9, 20151 minThe classroom has become a dining roomJust as important are the facts contained in this article about how public schools have become the dining room and the “last frontier” for many children to g...
Marty ColchamiroApr 6, 20153 minHunger and World PovertyHunger and World Poverty. About 21,000 people die every day of hunger or hunger-related causes, according to the United Nations. This is one person every fou...
Marty ColchamiroFeb 18, 20151 minCROP Hunger Walks and What They Have AccomplishedHere is a link to the 2014 Annual Report. We are fortunate to be able to contribute to the tag line of Ending Hunger One Step At A Time. We are meeting to g...
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 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 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 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 ColchamiroApr 9, 20143 minQuotes on Hunger – What is Yours?We have assembled quotes around the issue of Hunger. We are sharing these with you. Please share with us, in the comments section below, your favorite quote...
Marty ColchamiroMar 26, 20141 min12 Things about Hunger – Did You Know?In the United States: 50.2 million Americans live in food-insecure households. 17.2 million children in our country don’t get enough healthy food to eat. Hou...
Marty ColchamiroMar 19, 20141 min10 Facts About Hunger in AmericaWe talk about the CROP Hunger Walk and want you to know that hunger is a real story. 1 in 6 Americans struggle with the reality of hunger and food insecurity...