Walk - Everything you need to get involved!

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Jacob Loose Park
Registration begins at 1:00 PM - live music!
Step-Off time 2:00 PM
(1:50 for runners)

Walk Route

The 2007 Heart of America CROP Hunger Walk will start at Jacob Loose Park Picnic Shelter House, proceed to Ward Parkway, then south to Gregory, West to Brookside through the neighborhoods, and returning to Loose Park – a distance of about five kilometers (3.5 miles). Click here for the 2007 Route Map. There will also be a 10K walk for those who are really ambitious.

Goals for the 26th Heart of America CROP Hunger Walk:

- To have 5,000 walkers.
- To raise $150,000.

Individual CROP WALKER goal for 2007 walk is $100.00 per walker. SUPER CROP WALKERS are those walkers who raise over $250.00 in honor of the 60th anniversary of CROP and Church World Service. All Super Walkers who raise over $250.00 will receive a CROP WALK T-Shirt at registration.

Parking

Parking is at 50th and Oak in the Missouri Rep/UMKC covered garages. They will be marked as CROP Hunger Walk Parking. There will be a ham radio operator there to coordinate drop off and pick-up. Drivers should drop off their passengers at the circle drive in front of the Loose Pavilion (51st and Wornall) and then park at the garages. A shuttle will bring you up to the park. Afterwards, you can take the shuttle back to the garages and then retrieve your walkers.

RECRUITER INFORMATION

Recruiter Flyer pt. 1 (PDF)
Recruiter Flyer pt. 2 (PDF)

Be a CROP WALK Recruiter and recruit 10 people to join you in walking with the world on October 14, 2007.

Recruiter Orientation is August 26, 2007 2:00PM Central Untied Methodist Church. This is the time and place to receive all the necessary information about the Heart of America CROP WALK, how to order t-shirts for your group or team and meet other recruiters.

The special guest speaker will be a Church World Service field person from Kenya, Africa. Watch this website for more updates.