VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – On a balmy 65 degree Wednesday night 110 walkers came out to walk the “Jefferson Mile” to support hungry people across the globe. They were learning about hunger, advocating for the
support of hungry people and raising money to help people in need here in Barnes County and across the world.
The ecumenical Hunger Walk included Connect Church, Faith Lutheran, Trinity Lutheran, Our Saviors Lutheran Epworth Methodist, the Congregational Church and a number of individuals. Many were confirmation students from these churches who were surprised that even in North Dakota we have hunger with one in seven children face hunger sometime during the week.
The past year the Barnes County Food Pantry gave out over 200,000 pounds of food this past year to 2,485 people.
The Barnes County Food Pantry will receive 15% of the funds, with 5% going to both the VCSU Food Pantry and the VCHS Food Pantry. The remainder will go to Church World Service for world hunger like the people in Sudan are presently facing.
If anyone would like to donate to the CROP WALK for HUNGER they are invited to drop their donation off at any of the listed churches.
