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Marty Colchamiro
- Apr 1, 2019
- 1 min
Local Recipient Agency Housing Forward
Housing Forward is one of the 10 agencies that our 36th annual Hunger Walkathon West CROP Walk raises funds for. Their important work in...
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Marty Colchamiro
- 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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Marty Colchamiro
- May 3, 2017
- 1 min
9 Local Agencies That Make a Difference
As we near our 34th annual Hunger Walkathon West CROP Walk it is important to acknowledge the work that these agencies do in our...
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Marty Colchamiro
- Apr 24, 2016
- 2 min
Grand Marshal for 2016 Walk
The Planning Committee has selected a Grand Marshal for the 2016 CROP Hunger Walk. The person we selected is a tireless member of our...
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Marty Colchamiro
- 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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Marty Colchamiro
- Apr 12, 2016
- 1 min
Business Support for The CROP Hunger Walk April 21st
Businesses are an important part of the giving to the CROP Hunger Walk. In our area we have a large number of businesses who support our...
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Marty Colchamiro
- Apr 7, 2016
- 3 min
Local Radio Show Features CROP Walk
CROP Hunger Walk: Hunger Series Featured on “The Doris Davenport Show” with Doug Wyman According to Share Our Strength and the Greater...
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Marty Colchamiro
- 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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Marty Colchamiro
- 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. We are happy to welcome several new team members and look...
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Marty Colchamiro
- Apr 22, 2015
- 1 min
Helping Communities Recover
As 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...
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Marty Colchamiro
- Apr 18, 2015
- 1 min
Win Win
Ten Thousand Villages Oak Park is having a shopping benefit night for the CROP Hunger Walk. On April 23, 2015 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00...
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Marty Colchamiro
- Apr 11, 2015
- 1 min
Get Active – Get Involved
We posted this a few years ago but it is still relevant in our efforts to help those in need of food. We ask you to share this with your...
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Marty Colchamiro
- Apr 6, 2015
- 3 min
Hunger and World Poverty
Hunger and World Poverty. About 21,000 people die every day of hunger or hunger-related causes, according to the United Nations. This is...
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Marty Colchamiro
- Mar 4, 2015
- 1 min
It’s Easy to Give Online
How easy is it? Well see this video is on how easy it is to give online; setup a team and let your family and friends know about...
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Marty Colchamiro
- 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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Marty Colchamiro
- Jun 19, 2014
- 1 min
100 Mile Walk Passed Through Oak Park Today
It was a pleasure to meet Maurice A. Bloem, V.P. of Church World Service on his walk today through Oak Park. Several of the CROP Hunger...
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Marty Colchamiro
- Jun 14, 2014
- 1 min
Happy Father’s Day
A celebration of fatherhood is a day in which we honor those special men in our lives. It is a family gathering and in most cases has...
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Marty Colchamiro
- 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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Marty Colchamiro
- May 3, 2014
- 1 min
Food Hunger in America
As 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...
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