Hundreds walk against hunger at annual CROP Walk

Of the money raised, 25 percent will stay in Renton. In its history, the walk has raised more than $500,000 and contributed more than $128,000 for Renton food agencies.

Hundreds of walkers and runner turned out Sunday to raise money to battle hunger during the Renton CROP Hunger Walk at Liberty Park.

This year’s event was the 30th annual walk in Renton.

Even the weather turned out for this year’s event with a record-breaking warm day.

The walk was more than six miles long, along the Cedar River Trail, and thirsty walkers walked to checkpoints for water, knowing “we walk because they walk” and that donations will help provide wells for clean water and means for food.

The idea behind the CROP walk, and more than 1,600 others like it across the country, is that hungry people in developing countries typically walk as many as six miles a day to get food, water and fuel, and to take their goods to market. Walkers walk to be in solidarity with their struggle for existence.

ADVERTISEMENT
0 seconds of 0 secondsVolume 0%
Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts
00:00
00:00
00:00
 

According to coordinator Sharon Kenyon, the group is very close to meeting this year’s goal of raising $30,000, an amount chosen in honor of the walk’s 30th anniversary.

Last year’s event raised more than $25,000.

According to the group’s website, in the past 20 years, CROP Hunger walks have raised more than $294 million to help people struggling to feed their families – both around the world and around the corner.

Of the money raised, 25 percent will stay in Renton. In its history, the walk has raised more than $500,000 and contributed more than $128,000 for Renton food agencies.

Online giving will continue through May at www.rentoncrophungerwalk.org  Funds help fight hunger around the world and in Renton.