Posted on August 7, 2009 by geofflocicero
The 2009 Walk will be held Nov. 15 at the State House.
Harvest Hope Food Bank is now more involved in managing the walk, and we will be redirecting this Web site to HHFB in the near future.
In the meantime, visit HHFB for more details.
You can also organize your team or make a donation online.
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Posted on November 13, 2008 by geofflocicero
Well, the 30th annual Midlands CROP Walk Against Hunger is right around the corner. The corner of Gervais & Main streets–at the State House–that is.
The date is Sunday, Nov. 16. Pre-race registration and activities begin at 1:30 p.m. The walk starts at 2:30.
The 3.1-mile walk supports hunger-fighting efforts locally and globally. Local agencies Harvest Hope Food Bank and Lexington Interfaith Community Services benefit from a quarter of the funds raised. Church World Service receives the balance for its anti-hunger and anti-poverty programs and for emergency relief efforts, in the United States and abroad.
The forecast Sunday is for a sunny, brisk day. Join us at the State House–and across the scenic USC Horseshoe and the streets of downtown–as we walk to make a difference in the lives of those who need our help.
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Posted on September 8, 2008 by geofflocicero
The Midlands CROP Walk Against Hunger officially gets into high gear Wednesday, Sept. 10, with our annual Kickoff Breakfast. It runs 7:30-8:30 a.m. at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1301 Richland Street.
Recruiters and others who are forming teams are welcome to drop by and pick up information packets and other materials for the walk on Nov. 16. at the State House. A light breakfast will be available, and walk leaders will be on hand to answer questions and give a brief overview.
For those unable to attend, there will be two additional opportunities to pick up packets, and eat a light, lunch:
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Posted on September 1, 2008 by geofflocicero
Packets can be picked up through mid-November at the following locations:
- Bethel Lutheran Church, 2081 Dutch Fork Road, White Rock, 781-2134; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday (map)
- Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1301 Richland St., Columbia, 765-9430; 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday (map)
- Harvest Hope Food Bank, 2220 Shop Road, Columbia, 254-4432; 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday (map)
- Lexington Interfaith Community Services (LICS), 212 North Church Street, Lexington, 957-6656, Ext. 225; 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday, call ahead first (map)
- Lutheran Synod office, 1003 Richland Street, 765-0590; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday (map)
- McGregor Presbyterian Church, 6505 St. Andrews Road, Irmo, 781-2391; 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (map)
- Shandon Presbyterian Church, 607 Woodrow Street, Columbia, 771-4408; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (map)
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Posted on March 28, 2008 by geofflocicero
If you don’t yet know about FreeRice.com, you need to check it out. A sister site to Poverty.com, it’s an addictive online game that is somewhat reminiscent of the SAT vocabulary section–without the No. 2 pencil and all the bubbles.
Up pops a word and four choices of possible definitions. A correct answer earns a donation of 20 grains of rice to the U.N. World Food Program. And so it begins, with a seemingly endless string of words, many of which seem to come right out of Webster’s unabridged. Right or wrong, you can keep playing until your brain gets tired.
The game offers various vocabulary levels so you can keep it challenging.
Online since October 2007, the site has so far sent 24,226,462,090 grains of rice to the food program.
USA Today summed it up well: “Feeling guilty about wasting time on computer solitaire? Join the growing guilt-free multitude at FreeRice.com, an online game with redeeming social value.”
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Posted on March 28, 2008 by geofflocicero
The 29th annual Midlands CROP Walk Against Hunger raised $32,545.96 in November 2007.
A small portion of the money, $850, was raised through online donations and was not counted in the total that was sent to parent organization Church World Service, which receives 75 percent of the money that is raised. CWS’ portion was $23,771.97.
Local walk beneficiaries Harvest Hope Food Bank and Lexington Interfaith Community Services will share the other quarter, $7,923.99. The $850 total will be applied to the 2008 Midlands CROP Walk total.
Here is the breakdown of organizations and money raised:
| Church or organzation |
Category |
Money raised |
|
| Columbia District AME Church |
AME |
$3,150 |
| Turner Memorial AME |
AME |
$75 |
| Zion Baptist Church |
Baptist |
$611 |
| Benedict College – Alpha Kappa Alpha |
College |
$100 |
| Midlands Technical College |
College |
$350.34 |
| USC School of Library and Information Science |
College |
$495 |
| USC School of Law |
College |
$558 |
| USC College of Social Work |
College |
$355 |
| Trinity Episcopal Church |
Episcopal |
$20 |
| Miles Thompson |
Individual |
$10 |
| Donna Sorensen |
Individual |
$200 |
| Selma Price |
Individual |
$100 |
| John Ebersole |
Individual |
$618 |
| Bethlehem Lutheran Church |
Lutheran |
$549 |
| Christ the King Lutheran Church |
Lutheran |
$508 |
| Christus Victor Lutheran Church |
Lutheran |
$1,225 |
| Ebenezer Lutheran Church |
Lutheran |
$1,547.3 |
| Emanuel Lutheran Church |
Lutheran |
$140 |
| Faith Lutheran Church |
Lutheran |
$191.48 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Chuch |
Lutheran |
$2,321 |
| Living Springs Lutheran Church |
Lutheran |
$280 |
| Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church |
Lutheran |
$145 |
| Pisgah Lutheran |
Lutheran |
$298.5 |
| Resurrection Lutheran Church |
Lutheran |
$217 |
| St. David’s Lutheran Church |
Lutheran |
$741 |
| St. Paul’s Lutheran Church |
Lutheran |
$860 |
| St. Michael’s Lutheran Church |
Lutheran |
$376 |
| Transfiguration Lutheran Church |
Lutheran |
$352.31 |
| Zion Lutheran Church |
Lutheran |
$1,101.44 |
| Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church |
Methodist |
$669 |
| Gilbert United Methodist Church |
Methodist |
$125 |
| Grace Methodist |
Methodist |
$900.75 |
| Lebanon United Methodist Church |
Methodist |
$500 |
| Lexington United Methodist Church |
Methodist |
$1,055 |
| Mill Creek United Methodist Church |
Methodist |
$190 |
| Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church |
Methodist |
$1,725.5 |
| Red Bank United Methodist Church |
Methodist |
$679.72 |
| St. Luke’s United Methodist Church |
Methodist |
$761 |
| St. Mark United Methodist Church |
Methodist |
$805 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield |
Organization |
$5 |
| Brookland-Cayce Ruritan Club |
Organization |
$28 |
| Chappell, Smith & Arden Law Firm |
Organization |
$450 |
| Forest Acres Rotary Club |
Organization |
$515 |
| Hope In Action – Obama Team |
Organization |
$102 |
| Rotary Club of Forest Acres |
Organization |
$1,000 |
| SC Bar Association |
Organization |
$120 |
| SC Certified Public Man |
Organization |
$135 |
| Eastminster Presbyterian Church |
Presbyterian |
$89 |
| Forest Lake Presbyterian Church |
Presbyterian |
$205 |
| Lake Murray Presbyterian Church |
Presbyterian |
$862 |
| McGregor Presbyterian Church |
Presbyterian |
$353 |
| Seven Oaks Presbyterian Church |
Presbyterian |
$142.36 |
| Shandon Presbyterian Church |
Presbyterian |
$3,131.32 |
| Spring Valley Presbyterian Church |
Presbyterian |
$326.67 |
| BC High School Ruritan Club |
Presbyterian |
$10.27 |
| Irmo High School |
Presbyterian |
$115 |
| Richland NE High School |
Presbyterian |
$50 |
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Posted on March 28, 2008 by geofflocicero
Posted on March 11, 2008 by geofflocicero
Barbara Thomas and Joe Moran of Church World Services‘ regional offices in North Carolina will join walk leaders from around South Carolina for a workshop on March 13 at Shandon Presbyterian Church, 607 Woodrow Street, in Columbia.
The workshop will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with lunch provided by CWS’ generous contributions.
Barbara encourages each walk group to bring T-shirts, a copy of a postcard, a mailing, a poster, and other promotional items so that everyone can share ideas and plans.
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