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We held our Recruiter Rally yesterday and it was well attended. This was for our packet pick-up, the materials these recruiters will use...
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Nick Menninga
- Mar 2, 2019
- 1 min
Thinking About Spring
We have starting our planning sessions for our 36th annual Hunger Walkathon West CROP Walk. The amount raised to date is $1,500,000.00...
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Nick Menninga
- Apr 30, 2017
- 5 min
Grand Marshal for 2017 Hunger Walkathon West CROP Walk
We are pleased to have Kenneth Elisapana as our Grand Marshal for the 2017 Hunger Walkathon West CROP Walk. Kenneth has an experience and...
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Nick Menninga
- Apr 23, 2016
- 2 min
Hunger Effects Education
We 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...
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Nick Menninga
- Mar 7, 2016
- 3 min
Local Radio Show Talks about Hunger
According to Share Our Strength and the Greater Chicago Food Depository, in Illinois, 1,833,810 people (14.2%) are food insecure. That is...
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Nick Menninga
- Mar 1, 2016
- 1 min
Why Pastors Love CROP Walks
Most Pastors work hard at motivating their people to put their faith into action. That’s why many clergy like the CROP Hunger Walk. IT’S...
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Nick Menninga
- Jan 16, 2016
- 1 min
Raised $1,300,000 Thus Far
Today we have our first team meeting to plan for the 2016 CROP Hunger Walk. Â We are happy to welcome several new team members and look...
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Nick Menninga
- Mar 3, 2015
- 1 min
400 Packets of Food Assembled
These pictures gives you an idea of the assembly process. When we were done, there were 400 packages of food to give to local food...
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Nick Menninga
- Jan 15, 2015
- 1 min
A Story of CROP Hunger Walk
As we get ready to plan and work toward the 2015 CROP Hunger Walk in Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park, we are reminded of how the...
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Nick Menninga
- Jun 10, 2014
- 1 min
100 Mile Walk Touches Oak Park
Maurice A. Bloem a Church World Service Executive Vice President will do his THIRD 100 mile Hunger Walk. He will walk from June 15-20,...
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Nick Menninga
- May 24, 2014
- 1 min
Hunger is a ‘silent crisis’ in the USA
A USA today article points to the ‘silent crisis’ of hunger in this country. We have seen the good work out local agencies do in...
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Nick Menninga
- Apr 30, 2014
- 1 min
More Stories of Why I Walk
Please join them and us, this Sunday, May 14, 2014. Here is a link to the map. Please join and donate now.
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Nick Menninga
- Apr 29, 2014
- 1 min
Why I Walk – Recording of Walkers
Please join them and us, on Sunday, May 4, 2014. Sign up now. Please give us your feedback on this series of recordings.
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Nick Menninga
- Apr 19, 2014
- 1 min
Why I Walk – Doug Wyman
In our series of Why I Walk we share the words of Doug Wyman. Doug has been involved with the CROP Hunger Walk in Oak Park for over 10...
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Nick Menninga
- Mar 28, 2014
- 1 min
How Students Engage in CROP Walks
This video shows how students are getting involved in the CROP Hunger Walk. While we think of the walks primarily as older people...
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Nick Menninga
- Mar 26, 2014
- 1 min
12 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...
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Nick Menninga
- Mar 23, 2014
- 1 min
Why I Walk – John O’Rourke
We thank John and encourage you to tell your story as well. The stories of Why We Walk are different for everyone. We would love to hear...
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Nick Menninga
- Mar 17, 2014
- 1 min
Sharing Stories of Why We Walk for the Hungery
Each of us as a reason for walking to support the work of the CROP Hunger Walks. Perhaps one of the reasons that hunger and poverty are...
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Nick Menninga
- Mar 14, 2014
- 1 min
We Dedicate our 2014 Walk To Marjorie Cobbs
Marjorie loved to serve people in any way she could. She ran a beauty salon, a catering business, a travel agent, and ran a yearly gospel...
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Nick Menninga
- Feb 3, 2014
- 2 min
Two Reasons I Think About The Crop Hunger Walk
The CROP Hunger Walk is still over three months away on May 4, but I’m thinking about it already for two reasons. One is that Congress...
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