The C-U
CROP Hunger Walk on April 6th was kind of amazing in that it was the
first beautiful, warm, sunny day of the year, so it was perfect for the walk.
Although we had about half as many walkers as last year, we brought in more
than two-thirds as much in donations. The walkers, in alphabetical order, were:
Vevi Brannon, Nancy Dietrich, Sandy Hannum, Hassinger /Davis family, Herzog
family, Lynn Kelly, Lei Lv, Patricia Molnar, Karen Retzer, Lisa Sechler, Pat
Shaw, and Pablo Torres.
Our
total in donations was $2,235, which was sixth highest of all groups. We can be
pleased with that! Also, our amount will be enhanced by matching funds from the
Feinstein Foundation, for which we are most grateful. Thank you to all who
donated in support of this effort!
The
total for the entire event was $27,185, not including the matching funds. As
you may recall, 75% of the funds will be sent overseas to be used for projects
such as clean water systems and seeds. The remaining 25% will be used locally
for the Daily Bead Soup Kitchen, the Eastern Illinois Food Bank, The TIMES
Center, and the Wesley Evening Food Pantry.
– Sandy
Hannum
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