DURHAM CROP HUNGER WALK
JUSTICE, PEACE, AND INTEGRITY OF CREATION (JPIC)
THE 50th ANNUAL
DURHAM CROP HUNGER WALK
JOIN OUR JPIC IN HELPING IMMACULATE CONCEPTION COME TOGETHER TO END HUNGER!
On Sunday, March 24th, at Duke Chapel (401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC), our Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) was proud to support our Immaculate Conception's participation in the 50th Annual Durham CROP Hunger Walk. All funds go to Church World Services to help fight hunger both internationally and locally, with 25% of all funds going directly to Durham area food charities such as Meals on Wheels, Urban Ministries of Durham, Food Banks, and Families Moving Forward. We will announce this year's totals and pictures from the event soon! Thanks to all those who participated again this year!
COME OUT TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL RESPETO CAR WASH FUNDRAISER FOR THE JPIC DURHAM CROP HUNGER WALK
DATE - TIME - LOCATION
All Immaculate Conception ministries/parishioners will meet and walk as a group for the Durham CROP Hunger Walk at the following time and location noted below.
If you have any questions about the information provided, please contact any of the leaders listed below.
Ken Chiha, Director of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC)
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Bob Wiethe, JPIC Durham CROP Hunger Walk Parishioner Leader
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CROP HUNGER WALK: A BRIEF OVERVIEW
Information courtesy of crophungerwalk.org
Every year our Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) helps to organize Immaculate Conception's participation in the Durham CROP Hunger Walk. Thanks to the generous donations and participation of our parishioners, Immaculate Conception has won the Durham CROP Hunger Walk Gold or Silver Sneakers Award numerous times over the last 20 years.
Beginning in 1947 as the Crop Project, "farmers were asked to donate food and seed crops to hungry neighbors" after WWII in Europe and Asia. The US also raised funds to ship surplus crops to hungry people worldwide. Today, the CROP Hunger Walk supports the global mission of Church World Service, a large, ecumenical faith-based relief organization helps people all over the world through just and sustainable responses to hunger, poverty, displacement, and disaster (food, water systems, farming help, and much more).
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The Durham CROP Hunger Walk raises more than $6 million annually for World Relief. Locally, 25% of the funds raised by the Durham CROP Hunger Walk stay in our community to support local hunger fighting efforts, including Meals on Wheels, Urban Ministries, Food Banks, and Families Moving Forward. Parishioners can walk to help raise funds, sponsor a walker with a pledge, or volunteer and offer support for the event.
PREVIOUS DURHAM CROP HUNGER WALKS
49th ANNUAL
DURHAM CROP HUNGER WALK
On behalf of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC), thank you to all our parishioners who donated and participated in the 49th Annual Durham CROP Hunger Walk! The CROP Hunger Walk raised over $200,000 in donations. That made the Durham CROP Hunger Walk the second largest one in America. All funds go to Church World Services to help fight hunger both internationally and locally. $50,000 (25% of all funds) were donated to Durham area food charities such as Meals on Wheels and Urban Ministries of Durham.
Immaculate Conception won the Silver Sneakers award as the second largest fundraising church. Over 90 parishioners joined our JPIC at the CROP walk this year, including a large turnout from Respecto and our Latino youth and young adult ministries! I also would like to thank Bob Wiethe, Katusha Olave, Mariza Mandujano-Ortiz, Fabian Hernandez, and everyone who helped organize this event.
Immaculate Conception won the Silver Sneakers award as the second largest fundraising church. Over 90 parishioners joined our JPIC at the CROP walk this year, including a large turnout from Respecto and our Latino youth and young adult ministries! I also would like to thank Bob Wiethe, Katusha Olave, Mariza Mandujano-Ortiz, Fabian Hernandez, and everyone who helped organize this event.
48th ANNUAL
DURHAM CROP HUNGER WALK
Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) would like to thank everyone from our parish for your participation in the 48th Annual Durham CROP Hunger Walk and for helping to raise the money to support these important organizations!
This year Immaculate Conception raised $11,659.62, through Immaculate Conception/JPIC ministry and parishioner donations, the Love Fund Collections, etc., winning the Golden Sneakers Award! The CROP Hunger Walk raised a total of $190,367.48 in donations, far exceeding last year's total of 150K, passing this year's goal of 180K.
$50,000 in donations was distributed to local food security organizations: Antioch Builds Community, Families Moving Forward, Food Bank of C& E NC, Housing for New Hope, Iglesia Presbyteriana Emanuel, La Semilla, Feed My Sheep, Mt. Calvary UCC Food Panty, Open Table Ministry, RAFI-USA, Society of St. Andrews, Threshold, Meals on Wheels and Urban Ministries of Durham. |
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If you have questions regarding our various JPIC ministries, please contact me directly.
Kennith M. Chiha, Director of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC)
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church - 901-A West Chapel Hill Street, Durham, NC 27701
(919) 682-3449 Ext. 293 - chihak@icdurham.org
If you have questions regarding our various JPIC ministries, please contact me directly.
Kennith M. Chiha, Director of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC)
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church - 901-A West Chapel Hill Street, Durham, NC 27701
(919) 682-3449 Ext. 293 - chihak@icdurham.org