One Day to Go!

Actually, as I write this, we will be setting-up for check-in in less than twelve hours! The weather should be perfect for walking and excitement is building! Here's a link to our walk route, although there will be signs and plenty of people to follow. We hope walkers will begin checking-in around noon - bring your lunch and have a picnic in the church patio before the walk!

It's Almost Here!

Just a few more days until the CROP Hunger Walk in Ventura. If at all possible, try to collect your pledges to turn-in on the day of the Walk - the money will be used sooner AND we will all have less paperwork to deal with during the Easter, Passover, and Spring Break weeks ahead!

Don't forget to collect and bring canned foods - they will go to our local food pantries on Monday. Here's the list of what is needed most:


• Tuna
• Peanut butter
• Jelly
• Powdered milk
• Canned vegetables
• Pasta & pasta sauce
• Canned & dried beans
• Breakfast cereals
• Soups (canned soups- not ramen)
• Rice

One Week to Go!

We have exactly one week left to get our sponsors and collect our money. We also still need several more volunteers to help out on the day of the walk. If you can help count and sort canned food; prepare, serve, or clean-up the after-walk snacks; help check-in walkers; or help as needed - please send an email to venturacropwalk@gmail.com.

In the meantime, here are some pictures from last year's CROP Hunger Walk:

Get Ready for the 2009 Hunger Walk!

CROP Hunger Walk participants and supporters, you are invited to our Kickoff Event:

Saturday, January 31
2:30 pm
Ventura First United Methodist Church
1338 E. Santa Clara Street

Julie Brumana, CWS Southwest Regional Director, will be there to update us on the most recent ways CROP money has been used. Pick-up information and sponsor sheets to take back to your organization. (We are still looking for recruiters but anyone willing to help spread the news about this year's Hunger Walk is more than welcome!)

Questions? Please contact Kappy Paulsen (647-1600), Recruiter Coordinator; Janet Campbell (658-1751), Walk Co-Coordinator; or Renata Hundley(658-7446), Walk Co-Coordinator. Or email: venturacropwalk@gmail.com

2008 Hunger Walk Video

I finally took the time to put my video clips together. See who helped raise nearly $25,000.00 this year!

Keep Turning-in Your Donations!

As of May 5th, you have turned in $21,314.93 - thank you! There are still several envelopes that have not been turned in and promised money not yet collected, so if you have any of those, please turn them in to your recruiter or our CROP treasurer, Gloria Lewis. You can also drop off your walker envelopes and money at the First United Methodist Church office - Attn: Gloria. You walked by the office as you were finishing your walk last month. You did a great job on an awfully hot day - fantastic work!

6 . . . . 5 . . . . 4 Days to Go!

The CROP Hunger Walk is almost here . . . . are you ready? Now's the time to collect your pledges; it's easier to turn them in on the day of the walk, rather than collecting them in the weeks afterward. It's your choice and your sponsors' but the sooner the funds can be sent in, the sooner they can begin working!

Don't forget to bring your canned and boxed food (any non-perishable is welcome but see the March 18 posting for the list of food pantry staples).

It's never too late to ask your friends to join you as walkers or sponsors - even Sunday morning!

We can still use more volunteers to help serve refreshments, sort and count food, take down signs, help decorate. We have one "sag wagon" driver but could use another so people, especially little children, can get picked up sooner if they can't finish the whole walk. Just email Renata at venturacropwalk@gmail if you want to volunteer for anything!

And to psych you up for this weekend, here are a couple of videos from last year - the start and the finish!




See you soon!