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Merry Christmas & Happy Chanukah
To all our supporters, volunteers and everyone involved in the issue of hunger we wish you a very Merry Christmas & Happy Chanukah as...
Nick Menninga
Dec 24, 20161 min read
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7 Local Agencies We Walk For
This Sunday at 2 p.m. we start the 33rd annual CROP Hunger Walk in the communities of Oak Park, Forest Park, River Forest and the Austin...
Nick Menninga
Apr 29, 20162 min read
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Business Support Part Deux
Yesterday we talked about business support. There are so many to thank who contribute their support and money to the walk. We want to...
Nick Menninga
Apr 26, 20161 min read
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Local Businesses Support Us
Community Bank Oak Park River Foirest One of the ways in which we get funds for the CROP Hunger Walk are donations from local businesses....
Nick Menninga
Apr 25, 20161 min read
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Grand Marshal for 2016 Walk
The Planning Committee has selected a Grand Marshal for the 2016 CROP Hunger Walk. The person we selected is a tireless member of our...
Nick Menninga
Apr 24, 20162 min read
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Hunger Effects Education
We are a society that seeks to have the brightest kids in our school system. We want to nurture them with knowledge, to help them learn...
Nick Menninga
Apr 23, 20162 min read
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Business Support for The CROP Hunger Walk April 21st
Businesses are an important part of the giving to the CROP Hunger Walk. In our area we have a large number of businesses who support our...
Nick Menninga
Apr 12, 20161 min read
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Co-Chair To Speak on The Doris Davenport Show
blog give a detailed overview of the Doris Davenport Show with Doug Wyman, also a planning team member of the CROP Hunger Walk. One of...
Nick Menninga
Apr 8, 20161 min read
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Local Radio Show Features CROP Walk
CROP Hunger Walk: Hunger Series Featured on “The Doris Davenport Show” with Doug Wyman According to Share Our Strength and the Greater...
Nick Menninga
Apr 7, 20163 min read
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2016 Walk Route
The 2016 Hunger Walkathon West (HWW) 2016 Walk Route will take walkers through the Austin community of Chicago and Oak Park. The...
Nick Menninga
Apr 6, 20161 min read
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Your Steps Make a Difference
A sandwich shop owner in Forest Park said that he doesn’t buy all his vegetables from one vendor. By “not putting all his eggs in one...
Nick Menninga
Mar 14, 20162 min read
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Local Radio Show Talks about Hunger
According to Share Our Strength and the Greater Chicago Food Depository, in Illinois, 1,833,810 people (14.2%) are food insecure. That is...
Nick Menninga
Mar 7, 20163 min read
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Why Pastors Love CROP Walks
Most Pastors work hard at motivating their people to put their faith into action. That’s why many clergy like the CROP Hunger Walk. IT’S...
Nick Menninga
Mar 1, 20161 min read
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Child Hunger in America
White House Announcement on Child Hunger This is a way of making all of us aware of the real situation of child hunger. We as citizens...
Nick Menninga
Jan 28, 20161 min read
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Raised $1,300,000 Thus Far
Today we have our first team meeting to plan for the 2016 CROP Hunger Walk. We are happy to welcome several new team members and look...
Nick Menninga
Jan 16, 20161 min read
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Hunger Walkathon West Brainstorming Session
Dear Friends As folks who have supported Hunger Walkathon West in the past, we ask you consider attending a special brainstorming meeting...
Nick Menninga
Oct 31, 20151 min read
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