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Nick Menninga
Jun 19, 20141 min read
100 Mile Walk Passed Through Oak Park Today
It was a pleasure to meet Maurice A. Bloem, V.P. of Church World Service on his walk today through Oak Park. Several of the CROP Hunger...
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Nick Menninga
Jun 10, 20141 min read
100 Mile Walk Touches Oak Park
Maurice A. Bloem a Church World Service Executive Vice President will do his THIRD 100 mile Hunger Walk. He will walk from June 15-20,...
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Nick Menninga
Jun 8, 20141 min read
Day In Our Village Recap
It was heart warming to have the discussion with people who believe in the cause of “ending hunger one step at a time.” If you wish to be...
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Nick Menninga
May 31, 20141 min read
Day In Our Village Tomorrow
Now you can come talk to us about what it is that we do. Get information about the work we do to help local agencies and needs around the...
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Nick Menninga
May 1, 20141 min read
Oak Park Crop Walk Video from 2011
Some memories from the 2011 Oak Park Crop Walk. Were you there? This is what it looked like. If not, please us join this year. If yes,...
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Nick Menninga
Apr 28, 20141 min read
10,000 Village Sale for CROP Hunger Walk
They are located at 121 N. Marion Street, between Lake Street and North Boulevard, in Oak Park. Please visit them on Friday, May 9th...
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Nick Menninga
Apr 11, 20141 min read
It Started in January, 2014
As the CROP Hunger Walk is nearing, we wanted to let you know we’ve been working at this for some time. CWS: Narirobi Giving Hope Program...
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Nick Menninga
Apr 9, 20143 min read
Quotes on Hunger – What is Yours?
We have assembled quotes around the issue of Hunger. We are sharing these with you. Please share with us, in the comments section below,...
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Nick Menninga
Apr 4, 20142 min read
A Month Away
A month away from Help the Hungry. A reminder of what our walk is about: 2014 HUNGER WALKATHON WEST “Ending Hunger – One Step At A...
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Nick Menninga
Mar 28, 20141 min read
How Students Engage in CROP Walks
This video shows how students are getting involved in the CROP Hunger Walk. While we think of the walks primarily as older people...
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Nick Menninga
Mar 26, 20141 min read
12 Things about Hunger – Did You Know?
In the United States: 50.2 million Americans live in food-insecure households. 17.2 million children in our country don’t get enough...
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Nick Menninga
Mar 21, 20141 min read
How to Use Social Media
Using Social Media #socialmedia for the CROP Hunger Walk can take many forms. From Facebook, to Twitter, to Emailing or Texting, all get...
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Nick Menninga
Mar 14, 20141 min read
We Dedicate our 2014 Walk To Marjorie Cobbs
Marjorie loved to serve people in any way she could. She ran a beauty salon, a catering business, a travel agent, and ran a yearly gospel...
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Nick Menninga
Mar 12, 20141 min read
Recruiters Kick-Off Meeting Well Attended
The Recruiters Kick-Off Rally March 9, 2014 What a great group of volunteers! They embody the spirit of the CROP Hunger Walk by their...
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Nick Menninga
Mar 8, 20141 min read
Recruiters Kick-Off This Sunday
We are looking forward to meeting all of the fine people who take on the role of “recruiter” for the Crop Walk. A recruiter is one who...
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Nick Menninga
Feb 18, 20141 min read
Recruiters Materials Pick-Up Day
The Recruiter Materials Pick-Up, Sunday, March 9, 2014 Between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. At First United Church 848 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL ...
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Nick Menninga
Feb 6, 20142 min read
CROP Leadership Day – We Will Be There
CROP Leadership Day is this Saturday and several of our members will be attending this important and enlightening event. For the last...
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Nick Menninga
Feb 3, 20142 min read
Two Reasons I Think About The Crop Hunger Walk
The CROP Hunger Walk is still over three months away on May 4, but I’m thinking about it already for two reasons. One is that Congress...
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Nick Menninga
Jan 13, 20141 min read
A New Year Some New Goals
A belated Happy New Year as our team meets tonight for our first meeting of the 31st year of the Oak Park Hunger Crop Walk. The team...
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