News & Updates | Posted Tuesday, October 3, 2017
On Sunday, our town of Elkhart, Indiana joined communities across the United States that gather together to “end hunger one step at a time” through a CROP Hunger Walk. Our Walk began at Island Park, and wound through downtown and the local neighborhood. Like we do every year, a staff team from the Elkhart office of Church World Service participated …
News & Updates | Posted Friday, October 28, 2016
On a windy and stormy day in October, good people of every gender, age and race once again called attention to the plight of others on our earth. These were our CROP Hunger Walkers, who took their faith and love outside the sanctuary. As rain bounced off the sanctuary roof, contributing a quiet background rhythm to the pastor’s message, walkers …
News & Updates | Posted Tuesday, October 25, 2016
CWS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT’S 100 MILE HUNGER WALK CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES BETA APP TO HELP HUNGER RELIEF EFFORTS Learn more and download the app today: http://100mile.org/download-the-app/ Campaign to fight hunger continues through the end of the year NEW YORK—Global humanitarian organization CWS today announced that its executive vice president Maurice A. Bloem’s 100 Mile Hunger Walk campaign has launched an innovative beta …
News & Updates | Posted Friday, October 14, 2016
$8 from every t-shirt purchased to be directed toward the 100 Mile Hunger Walk campaign to fight hunger Check out the new merchandise and buy your t-shirt today: worlddeeds.com/collections/hunger NEW YORK—Church World Service (CWS)—a global humanitarian organization and one of nine U.S. resettlement agencies—today announced that together with the socially and ethically conscious clothing brand World Deeds, its Executive Vice …
News & Updates | Posted Thursday, September 29, 2016
NEW YORK— Church World Service — a global humanitarian organization and one of nine U.S. resettlement agencies — today announced that its executive vice president Maurice Bloem has kicked off the fifth 100 Mile Hunger Walk campaign, an annual initiative that raises awareness and funds to fight hunger around the world. A staggering 795 million people worldwide lack enough food …
News & Updates | Posted Friday, September 18, 2015
Last week, a team of young adults in Kenya held their own CROP Hunger Walk to coincide with the 100 Mile Hunger Walk! I organized the 20-kilometer Walk and used word of mouth, text messages, phone calls and the mobile app WhatsApp to spread the word and gather a group to Walk together. A lively group conversation emerged where members …
News & Updates | Posted Friday, August 21, 2015
In Middletown, New York, one of our CROP Hunger Walk participants has developed a unique yet practical approach to communicating his participation in the Walk. He purchased a pair of neon orange running shoes dedicated specifically for fund raising for the Walk. Ten months out of the year these shoes reside in their box in his closet. Each September, one …
News & Updates | Posted Thursday, October 16, 2014
“Home… hard to know what it is if you’ve never had one Home… I can’t say where it is but I know I’m going home That’s where the heart is.” Lisa Rothenberger, a former CWS board member, sent me U2’s “Walk On” to listen to during my first 100 Mile Hunger Walk three years ago. She said, “if you feel …
News & Updates | Posted Thursday, June 5, 2014
NEW YORK – For the third year in a row, Maurice Bloem is embarking on a 100-mile walk aimed at raising awareness and money to fight hunger in the United States and around the world. The humanitarian assistance executive will walk through Michigan, Indiana and Illinois for six days this summer (June 15 – 20). Bloem is executive vice president …
News & Updates | Posted Thursday, March 20, 2014
This is my fourth year on the planning committee for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County CROP Hunger Walk. I spent many years in grade school participating as a walker before taking a position on the planning committee, and my dad has been on the committee for over 18 years now. (I don’t even think he’s counting anymore). Needless to say the CROP …