ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA – South Carolina’s oldest CROP Walk will take place Sunday,
Nov. 3 in what is the event’s 42nd anniversary.
Rev. Ricky Howell, organizer and a United Methodist campus minister with the Winthrop
Wesley Foundation, said this year’s York County CROP Hunger Walk will feature a 3.5-mile route similar to that of last year's walk. Participants will
gather on the Dinkins Hall lawn at Winthrop University and travel down Oakland Ave.
and throughout downtown Rock Hill.
Registration for the CROP Hunger Walk will begin at 2 p.m. and the walk kicks off at 3 p.m. Prior
to the kick off, walkers will be treated to various educational and fun activities
aimed at children and families.
CanStruction, a competition encouraging groups to create sculptures out of canned food items,
will again be a part of this year’s festivities. Participants in the CROP Hunger Walk
will view the creations at St. John’s United Methodist Church in downtown Rock Hill
and vote on their favorite. The creations are made by youth groups, college student
groups, and other groups participating in the walk. After the walk, the canned food
items will be donated to local food pantries.
York County’s CROP Hunger Walk has raised more than $800,000 in 41 years, with over $200,000 remaining with local
agencies. Funds from this year’s Walk will support the local efforts of Pilgrim’s
Inn, Tender Hearts Ministries, and the Clover Area Assistance Center.
CROP Walk is the community hunger appeal of Church World Service. The organization represents 36 Protestant, Orthodox and Anglican churches in the
United States working with indigenous churches and organizations in more than 80 countries.
There is no admission price for the walk, but participants are encouraged to bring
at least one canned food item to be distributed to a local food pantry.
For more information on the CROP Hunger Walk, contact the Wesley Foundation at 803/327-5640 or e-mail Howell at yorkcountycropwalk@gmail.com. For information on Canstruction, contact Val Kenney at vkenney@stjohnsrh.org or at 803/327-3113 ext. 230.
