Marty ColchamiroMar 17, 20191 minRecruiters Make a DifferenceWe held our Recruiter Rally yesterday and it was well attended. This was for our packet pick-up, the materials these recruiters will use in their churches a...
Marty ColchamiroMar 2, 20191 minThinking About SpringWe have starting our planning sessions for our 36th annual Hunger Walkathon West CROP Walk. The amount raised to date is $1,500,000.00 to #endhungernow Alon...
Marty ColchamiroApr 30, 20175 minGrand Marshal for 2017 Hunger Walkathon West CROP WalkWe are pleased to have Kenneth Elisapana as our Grand Marshal for the 2017 Hunger Walkathon West CROP Walk. Kenneth has an experience and story to share with...
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 ColchamiroMar 7, 20163 minLocal Radio Show Talks about HungerAccording to Share Our Strength and the Greater Chicago Food Depository, in Illinois, 1,833,810 people (14.2%) are food insecure. That is one in seven, meani...
Marty ColchamiroMar 2, 20161 minWhy Pastors Love CROP WalksMost 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 ACTIVE The CROP Wal...
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 ColchamiroMar 3, 20151 min400 Packets of Food AssembledThese pictures gives you an idea of the assembly process. When we were done, there were 400 packages of food to give to local food pantries. This is just one...
Marty ColchamiroJan 15, 20151 minA Story of CROP Hunger WalkAs 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 walk benefits those a...
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 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 ColchamiroApr 30, 20141 minMore Stories of Why I WalkPlease join them and us, this Sunday, May 14, 2014. Here is a link to the map. Please join and donate now.
Marty ColchamiroApr 29, 20141 minWhy I Walk – Recording of WalkersPlease join them and us, on Sunday, May 4, 2014. Sign up now. Please give us your feedback on this series of recordings.
Marty ColchamiroApr 19, 20141 minWhy I Walk – Doug WymanIn 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 years. It is an inter...
Marty ColchamiroMar 28, 20141 minHow Students Engage in CROP WalksThis video shows how students are getting involved in the CROP Hunger Walk. While we think of the walks primarily as older people showing their care and con...
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 23, 20141 minWhy I Walk – John O’RourkeWe 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 and publish your st...
Marty ColchamiroMar 17, 20141 minSharing Stories of Why We Walk for the HungeryEach 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 allowed to persist i...
Marty ColchamiroMar 14, 20141 minWe Dedicate our 2014 Walk To Marjorie CobbsMarjorie 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 fest. All of these ...
Marty ColchamiroFeb 3, 20142 minTwo Reasons I Think About The Crop Hunger WalkThe 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 has cut funding for SN...