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this letter to edit as you see fit. Letter to the Editor – Pre-CROP Hunger Walk - Sample 1
Our local CROP Hunger Walk is a great place to start doing something
about the hunger and poverty that continue to plague our world. For a
few hours and a few miles, friends and neighbors will be coming together
to, in the words of I John 3:18: "...love, not in word or speech,
but in truth and action."
On [day] afternoon, the [event name] CROP Hunger Walk will be held to show our
love and active concern for neighbors in need near and far. The participants,
ranging from newborns to nonagenarians, will be raising funds to change the world
in real and measurable ways -- digging wells that will bring clean water to villages;
providing seeds and tools so that people can grow their own food; helping communities
and families rebuild after disaster. Whether it's responding to devastating floods
across the central U.S., or the Gulf Coast, or a village well in Burkina Faso,
CROP Hunger Walks are making a difference.
The letters CROP mean Communities Responding
to Overcome Poverty.
CROP Hunger Walk funds will benefit the overall work and ministry of Church
World Service -- working in some 80 countries to help those in need help themselves
through refugee assistance, self-help development programs, advocacy, and disaster
relief. And, its important to note that 25 percent of what we raise will help
[local agency/ies] in their important work here in [town name].
So please mark your calendars and come CROP Walk with us! Together -- with
your family, group, or congregation -- we can walk to change the world, one
step at a time.
And if you can't walk on that day, or just want to broaden your horizon of
sponsors, you can walk on the Web with us. Visit cropwalkonline.org to find
out how.
For more information, please contact [local congregation or group that is willing
to provide info], or visit www.cropwalk.org .