The 2009 CROP took place October 18th. 2009 at Zion Lutheran Church

Thank you to everyone who donated food, sponsored walkers or who walked in this year's CROP Walk. It was a BEAUTIFUL autumn day for walking to bear witness to the fact of hunger in a World that should have Enough For All.

Preliminary numbers say that over 500 walkers from 60 different faith communities and organizations participated in the 2009 walk, raising over $40,000 for local and international hunger programs. Our First UU Ann Arbor team raised over $4000 and contributed 8 bags of canned food to this very worthy cause. AND we had fun taking part!

What a beautiful autumn afternoon to walk for a good cause.

Lucia working at the CROP Walk for ICPJ

 UUs of all ages enjoyed the CROP Walk. Rev. Mark joined us pushing a stroller.

Becky and Terry labelled and ready to walk.

Since 1975 First UU AA has been an active participant in the annual Washtenaw County CROP Hunger Walk organized by the Ann Arbor Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice as an interfaith response to local and world hunger. In the last 30 years walkers from some 50 area congregations and schools have raised more than one million dollars to assist both local and international agencies in relieving hunger and addressing its root causes.

In addition to funding international Church World Services programs in Lebanon, Sudan, Indonesia, Kenya and the US Gulf Coast, the CROP Walk provides 25% of the money collected to local hunger programs. The following agencies will benefit from the 2008 CROP Walk:

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Thank you everyone for making a difference in our local community and in our World community.