
Church World Service
PA CROP WALK OFFICE
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FACTS ABOUT HUNGER & THE CROP WALK
FACTS ABOUT HUNGER
- "Every year 6 million children under the age of 5 die as a result of hunger."
- "1.2 billion people in developing countries live on an income of $1 a day or less."
- "What is poverty? To come home and see your children go hungry and not have anything to give them." (Brazil)
- "The only way to speak to a hungry person about God is through a loaf of bread." (Gandhi)
- "I was hungry and you gave me food, thirsty and you gave me drink." (Jesus Christ)
WHEN YOU SUPPORT CROP, YOU ARE:
- Supporting long-term development in 80 countries.
- Sharing 25% of our proceeds for local food banks.
- Helping meet the needs of refugees.
- Assisting in disasters and famines.
- Sharing 4 million dollars annually to fight hunger in the U.S.A.
CROP HUNGER WALKS MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
- 5,397,199 CROP WALKERS have participated throughout the U.S.A. in the past 20 years.
- There have been 53,888 CROP WALKS in the U.S.A. in the past 20 years.
- $271,991,230 were raised by CROP WALKERS in the USA in the past 20 years ($2,809,096 in Lancaster Co.)
- $3,661,251 were raised by CROP WALKERS in Lancaster Co. during the past 32 years.
- There are 2000 CROP WALKS annually in the U.S.A.
PROFILE OF CROP WALKERS
- 73% of participants say fighting humger locally and globally is their key reason for walking.
- 95% of their sponsors come from their neighborhood, workplace, family and place of worship.
- 53% say this is the only fundraising marathon activity they participate in.
- 66% are women.
- 33.5 years old is the average age of a CROP WALKER.
© 2006 Lancaster County CROP Walk for the Hungry
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