South Hero Land Trust is pleased to be returning as the featured speaker on this year’s CROP Hunger Walk.

The annual CROP Hunger Walk is organized locally by the Congregational Church of South Hero (CCSH), and is a fundraiser to fight food insecurity in our community and around the world. 25% of the funds raised go to the Champlain Islands Food Shelf.

The event starts at 1:00 at CCSH with a stretching and centering exercise led by Diane Bahrenburg, then will be followed by the walk. Refreshments will be served at CCSH.

Route: CCSH to Bayview Crossing, with important visibility on Route 2.
Distance: less than 1.5 miles round trip.

Wheelchair accessible: Yes

The walk is less than 1.5 miles round trip from the Congregational Church of South Hero to Bayview Crossing. The route is paved, and will go along the side of South Street, use the pedestrian crossing at the intersection of Route 2, then along the sidewalk of Route 2 to Bayview Crossing.

To register and contribute:
On line: crophungerwalk.org/southherovt
Call CCSH: 802-372-4962 or Mark Kennedy: 802-318-0916

Twenty-five percent of the total raised will be shared evenly between the Grand Isle Food Shelf and the Food for Thought summer food and literacy program. Seventy-five percent will provide people nationwide and worldwide with food, water, materials for recovery from disasters, and the tools, seeds, animals and support needed to grow food and access clean water. Church World Service, an ecumenical non-sectarian organization with local partners worldwide, started CROP in 1947 as a way to help farmers in the Midwest share grain with hungry neighbors In post-World War II Europe. People in Bismarck, ND gathered for the first CROP Hunger Walk on October 17, 1969.