DURHAM CROP HUNGER WALK
JUSTICE, PEACE, AND INTEGRITY OF CREATION (JPIC)
THE 51st ANNUAL
DURHAM CROP HUNGER WALK
JOIN OUR JPIC IN HELPING IMMACULATE CONCEPTION COME TOGETHER TO END HUNGER!
On Sunday, April 13th, 2025, at Duke Chapel (401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC), our Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) will proudly support Immaculate Conception's participation in the 51st Annual Durham CROP Hunger Walk. All funds go to Church World Services to help fight hunger both internationally and locally, with 25% of all funds going directly to Durham area food charities such as Meals on Wheels, Urban Ministries of Durham, Food Banks, and Families Moving Forward. We hope all of our parishioners will participate again this year!
DATE - TIME - LOCATION
All Immaculate Conception ministries/parishioners will meet and walk as a group for the Durham CROP Hunger Walk at the following time and location noted below.
- DATE: Sunday, April 13, 2025
- TIME: 2 pm
- LOCATION: Right side of Duke Chapel stairs (Duke Chapel, 401 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC)
- SUGGESTED PARKING: Duke lower lot (near East campus). You can either walk from there or ride the East to West campus bus to the Chapel for free.
If you have any questions about the information provided, please contact any of the leaders listed below.
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Ken Chiha, Director of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC)
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Katushka Olave, Spanish Pastoral Associate
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Bob Wiethe, JPIC Durham CROP Hunger Walk Parishioner Leader
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COME OUT TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL RESPETO CAR WASH FUNDRAISER FOR THE JPIC DURHAM CROP HUNGER WALK
Days and times to be announced!
CROP HUNGER WALK: A BRIEF OVERVIEW
Information courtesy of crophungerwalk.org
Every year our Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) helps to organize Immaculate Conception's participation in the Durham CROP Hunger Walk. Thanks to the generous donations and participation of our parishioners, Immaculate Conception has won the Durham CROP Hunger Walk Gold or Silver Sneakers Award numerous times over the last 20 years.
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Beginning in 1947 as the Crop Project, "farmers were asked to donate food and seed crops to hungry neighbors" after WWII in Europe and Asia. The US also raised funds to ship surplus crops to hungry people worldwide. Today, the CROP Hunger Walk supports the global mission of Church World Service, a large, ecumenical faith-based relief organization helps people all over the world through just and sustainable responses to hunger, poverty, displacement, and disaster (food, water systems, farming help, and much more).
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The Durham CROP Hunger Walk raises more than $6 million annually for World Relief. Locally, 25% of the funds raised by the Durham CROP Hunger Walk stay in our community to support local hunger fighting efforts, including Meals on Wheels, Urban Ministries, Food Banks, and Families Moving Forward. Parishioners can walk to help raise funds, sponsor a walker with a pledge, or volunteer and offer support for the event.
PREVIOUS DURHAM CROP HUNGER WALKS
50th ANNUAL
DURHAM CROP HUNGER WALK
On behalf of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC), thank you to all our parishioners who donated and participated in the 50th Annual Durham CROP Hunger Walk. This year’s Durham CROP Hunger Walk raised over $214,000 (a new record)! Immaculate Conception has raised over $10,200 (well over last year’s donation total).
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None of this would have been possible without the combined efforts of our parishioners who took time to help: Registering others for the CROP Walk in the gathering spaces after masses; raising financial support like our Respeto ministry's Car Wash fundraiser; donating to our Love Fund ministry for this event; or simply gathering with friends to walk with us as a parish. Thank You!
All funds go to Church World Services to help fight hunger both internationally and locally. 
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49th ANNUAL
DURHAM CROP HUNGER WALK
On behalf of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC), thank you to all our parishioners who donated and participated in the 49th Annual Durham CROP Hunger Walk! The CROP Hunger Walk raised over $200,000 in donations. That made the Durham CROP Hunger Walk the second largest one in America. All funds go to Church World Services to help fight hunger both internationally and locally. $50,000 (25% of all funds) were donated to Durham area food charities such as Meals on Wheels and Urban Ministries of Durham.
Immaculate Conception won the Silver Sneakers award as the second largest fundraising church. Over 90 parishioners joined our JPIC at the CROP walk this year, including a large turnout from Respecto and our Latino youth and young adult ministries! I also would like to thank Bob Wiethe, Katusha Olave, Mariza Mandujano-Ortiz, Fabian Hernandez, and everyone who helped organize this event.
Immaculate Conception won the Silver Sneakers award as the second largest fundraising church. Over 90 parishioners joined our JPIC at the CROP walk this year, including a large turnout from Respecto and our Latino youth and young adult ministries! I also would like to thank Bob Wiethe, Katusha Olave, Mariza Mandujano-Ortiz, Fabian Hernandez, and everyone who helped organize this event.
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48th ANNUAL
DURHAM CROP HUNGER WALK
Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) would like to thank everyone from our parish for your participation in the 48th Annual Durham CROP Hunger Walk and for helping to raise the money to support these important organizations!
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This year Immaculate Conception raised $11,659.62, through Immaculate Conception/JPIC ministry and parishioner donations, the Love Fund Collections, etc., winning the Golden Sneakers Award! The CROP Hunger Walk raised a total of $190,367.48 in donations, far exceeding last year's total of 150K, passing this year's goal of 180K.
$47,592 in donations was distributed to local food security organizations: Antioch Builds Community, Families Moving Forward, Food Bank of C& E NC, Housing for New Hope, Iglesia Presbyteriana Emanuel, La Semilla, Feed My Sheep, Mt. Calvary UCC Food Panty, Open Table Ministry, RAFI-USA, Society of St. Andrews, Threshold, Meals on Wheels and Urban Ministries of Durham. |
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If you have questions regarding our various JPIC ministries, please contact me directly.
Kennith M. Chiha, Director of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC)
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church - 901-A West Chapel Hill Street, Durham, NC 27701
(919) 682-3449 Ext. 293 - [email protected]
If you have questions regarding our various JPIC ministries, please contact me directly.
Kennith M. Chiha, Director of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC)
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church - 901-A West Chapel Hill Street, Durham, NC 27701
(919) 682-3449 Ext. 293 - [email protected]