2016 Champaign/Urbana Crop Walk (25th Anniversary)
2016 Walk Funds Raised $30,339
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Important Dates for 2016
- Walk Day
- Date: April 10th (Sunday)
- Time: 2:00pm, Please arrive by 1:45pm and have one person register the entire group
- Location: Good Shephard Lutheran Church, Champaign (Corner of Devonshire and Prospect)
- Collection Night
- Date: April 28th (Thursday)
- Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm
- Location: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Champaign
CROP Walk Supports Local Hunger Programs
25% of the funds raised support the following local hunger and food programs:
Setup Web Donations
Church World Service provides a service for your group and individuals to accept web donations, just go to the CWS website to setup up your group and individual walkers. Setup only takes about 10-15 minutes. Please let Jon Gunderson (398-4543 or jongund@gmail.com) know if you setup a donation page and he will put a link to your group on the website. It is also a great way to advertise your group.
Sign-up or Donate to Champaign/Urbana Crop Walk
Alternative Donation Designations
People may designate their donations to organizations other than Church World Service. The following link is to a list of all the other organizations that a donation can be made to: InterAction Member Directory
Forms and Materials
Walk Day
- Bring the top sheet of your pledge form and give it to your group leader
- Your group leader brings all the forms at one time to the registration desk
- Sit with your group, look for the pew with your group name on it
- There will be a short introduction, recognition of new walkers and the walkers with most sponsors, and a dedication of all the walkers be for walking begins.
- There are several designated locations (typically churches) along the way for resting, getting water and going to the bathroom
Help Needed
- Crossing Guards for Walk Day
- Please contact Esther Portnoy (367-8853) if you would be willing to be a crossing guard on walk day