CROP Walk a response to the global food crisis

On October 18, 2008 the Interfaith Student Center and the Sociology Department of UTM hosted the CROP Walk: Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty, in response to the global food crisis. The CROP Walk was created by the global humanitarian agency, Church World Service. Walks link the lives of people in the U.S. with impoverished people around the world. For over 60 years, communities across the U.S. have joined together to participate in walks to raise awareness about hunger and give people a way to help both in their own communities and around the world.
About forty students participated in the walk, with members from various organizations such as the S.H.A.P.E Club and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. “I heard about the walk and I really wanted to participate in something directly helping the community,” said Denis Gordon, member of Kappa Alpha Psi. “I’m just glad an opportunity was offered and by doing something small, I could help with a big cause.”
The CROP Walk’s proceed will not only go to a world cause against hunger, but also a local cause, Hunter’s for The Hungry. About nine hundred dollars was raised so far, but the Interfaith will still accept donations from any individual or organization who want to help in the fight against poverty and hunger.