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Nick Menninga
Sep 4, 20131 min read
Final Amount Raised for 2013
We are happy to report the final total raised by all of many people who joined in our efforts to help the hungry. In 2013 the Crop Walk...
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Nick Menninga
Jun 28, 20131 min read
Thank You All and a Special Thanks to The Wednesday Journal
The CROP Walk has been a tradition in Oak Park, River Forest, and Forest Park for the past 30 years, and with all of the joy and...
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Nick Menninga
May 23, 20131 min read
Preliminary Results of Money Donated to 2013 Crop Walk
We are pleased to announce the preliminary funds donated to the 2013 Hunger Walkathon West CROP Walk of Oak Park, River Forest & Forest...
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Nick Menninga
May 11, 20131 min read
2013 Crop Walk Photos and Videos
We are posting our photos and videos from the 2013 Hunger Walkathon West Crop Walk at the following links: Photos: click here Videos:...
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Nick Menninga
May 6, 20131 min read
Thank You All for an Amazing 2013 Crop Walk
We have so much gratitude for all who participated in our 2013 Crop Walk. We thank every one of you. May God bless you and those we...
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Nick Menninga
May 4, 20131 min read
Thank You to our Business Supporters
With a little over 24 hours until the walk begins on Sunday at Pilgrim Congressional Church in Oak Park, please remember to say thanks to...
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Nick Menninga
May 1, 20131 min read
Help Raise Funds for the Crop Hunger Walk A Reminder
Just a reminder that Ten Thousand Villages on Marion Street in Oak Park if offering 15% of your purchase to be donated to the Crop Walk....
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Nick Menninga
Apr 30, 20131 min read
Walk Stories from Around the Country
Some of the ways in which people around the country are helping with CROP is to do a walk, like ours and in this video. Watch this video...
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Nick Menninga
Apr 26, 20131 min read
We are Hoping to Exceed Last Year’s Donations by 30%
“Let Our Efforts Match the Need” This is our 30th year, and in celebration we are hoping to exceed last year’s donations by 30%. In...
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Nick Menninga
Apr 25, 20133 min read
CROP—In It for the Long Haul
CROP—in it for the long haul I give time and money to the CROP Hunger Walk every year partly because I appreciate that the effort made by...
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Nick Menninga
Apr 19, 20132 min read
We Dedicate our 2013 Walk to These Two Women
The 30th Hunger Walkathon West CROP Walk is dedicated to two wonderful women, Shirley Peterson & Margaret Huth Todd, who during many...
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Nick Menninga
Apr 17, 20131 min read
Help Raise Funds for the Crop Hunger Walk
Ten Thousand Villages on Marion Street in Oak Park if offering 15% of your purchase to be donated to the Crop Walk. On Thursday, May 2nd...
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Nick Menninga
Feb 11, 20131 min read
Stories of Why We Walk
Hard work brings success in the U.S. Hlawn Kip Tlem, an ethnic Chin from Burma, graduated from Southport High School, in Indiana, this...
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Nick Menninga
Jan 30, 20131 min read
How It All Started
Do you know how CROP walks started? When CROP began in 1947 (under the wing of Church World Service, which was founded in 1946), CROP was...
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Nick Menninga
Jan 25, 20132 min read
Seek Coordinator(s) for 2013 Crop Walk Team
Will You Take Up the Torch of Tradition? The CROP Hunger Walkathon West Team is seeking a new Coordinator or Co‑Coordinators to join the...
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Nick Menninga
Jun 8, 20122 min read
New Rating for Church World Service
We are happy to let you know that based upon the most recent financial information and the new two dimensional rating system (CN 2.0),...
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Nick Menninga
Mar 14, 20121 min read
Welcome to the 29th Year of 2012 Oak Park Hunger Crop Walk
We are excited to be back planning for the 2012 Crop Walk in the Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park areas. Already we have had a...
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Nick Menninga
May 4, 20111 min read
A Great Crop Walk on May 1, 2011
It was a well attended Crop Walk, this past Sunday, May 1, 2011 with clowns, kids, teens, adults and a running team. The amount raised...
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Nick Menninga
Mar 30, 20111 min read
Using the Recruiter’s Materials Effectively
The Recruiters Meeting on March 20th was well attended and some good questions were asked. As a follow up here is a short video of do’s...
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Nick Menninga
Mar 24, 20111 min read
Press Release Today
We issued a press release today for the walk. Here is the content: News Release Re CROP Hunger Walk—Oak Park—5/1/2011 The Oak...
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