Church World Service

PA CROP WALK OFFICE

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:

  1. Supporting long-term development in 80 countries.
  2. Sharing 25% of our proceeds for local food banks.
  3. Helping meet the needs of refugees.
  4. Assisting in disasters and famines.
  5. Sharing 4 million dollars annually to fight hunger in the U.S.A.

CROP HUNGER WALKS MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

  1. 5,397,199 CROP WALKERS have participated throughout the U.S.A. in the past 20 years.
  2. There have been 53,888 CROP WALKS in the U.S.A. in the past 20 years.
  3. $271,991,230 were raised by CROP WALKERS in the USA in the past 20 years ($2,809,096 in Lancaster Co.)
  4. $3,661,251 were raised by CROP WALKERS in Lancaster Co. during the past 32 years.
  5. There are 2000 CROP WALKS annually in the U.S.A.

PROFILE OF CROP WALKERS

  1. 73% of participants say fighting humger locally and globally is their key reason for walking.
  2. 95% of their sponsors come from their neighborhood, workplace, family and place of worship.
  3. 53% say this is the only fundraising marathon activity they participate in.
  4. 66% are women.
  5. 33.5 years old is the average age of a CROP WALKER.


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