CROP Hunger Walk
Our local Crop Hunger Walk will be September 13, with registration at 10:15 a.m. at Riverside Park in Heyburn. 25% of donations will stay in our local community and will be distributed to our Open Hearts Food Pantry, Hope Community Food Pantry in Paul, and Community Food Share Inc. in Burley. The other 75% of donations is used for hunger relief in our country and in the world.
I have never known true hunger, nor has my family. I cannot imagine how it feels to watch a child die from starvation. I cannot imagine the panic of not having food available no matter where I turned. We can make a difference.
World hunger by the numbers
The world produces enough food to feed all of its 8 billion people, yet 733 million people (1 in 11) go hungry every day.
Half of all child deaths are linked to malnutrition.
9 million people die from hunger-related causes every year.
4. Hunger rates in Africa are especially high, with 1 out of 5 people going hungry each day.
2.8 billion people around the world (35% of the global population) cannot afford a healthy diet.
That percentage is even higher in low-income countries, where 71.5% of people cannot afford a healthy diet.
According to the 2024 Global Hunger Index, hunger levels in 36 countries are ranked at Serious.
The 2024 Global Hunger Index also rates hunger levels as Alarming in 6 countries: Burundi, Chad, Madagascar, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen.
The number of people experiencing hunger has gone up by approximately 152 million in the last five years.
As of October 2024, the Integrated Food Phase Classification (IPC) estimates that 1.33 million people around the world are experiencing famine or famine-like conditions.
How can you give?
We will take a special offering in worship on September 14 to give to the Crop Hunger Walk. Please donate generously!
Who can walk?
Every person here can participate, whether it is walking, riding a scooter, being pushed in a wheelchair, getting a piggyback ride, or dancing through the park…
Register and/or donate
You can register to walk with the Rupert UMC team or give a donation by going online to:
https://events.crophungerwalk.org/crophungerwalks/team/rupert-united-methodist-church
Grace and Peace
~Brenda
I have never known true hunger, nor has my family. I cannot imagine how it feels to watch a child die from starvation. I cannot imagine the panic of not having food available no matter where I turned. We can make a difference.
World hunger by the numbers
The world produces enough food to feed all of its 8 billion people, yet 733 million people (1 in 11) go hungry every day.
Half of all child deaths are linked to malnutrition.
9 million people die from hunger-related causes every year.
4. Hunger rates in Africa are especially high, with 1 out of 5 people going hungry each day.
2.8 billion people around the world (35% of the global population) cannot afford a healthy diet.
That percentage is even higher in low-income countries, where 71.5% of people cannot afford a healthy diet.
According to the 2024 Global Hunger Index, hunger levels in 36 countries are ranked at Serious.
The 2024 Global Hunger Index also rates hunger levels as Alarming in 6 countries: Burundi, Chad, Madagascar, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen.
The number of people experiencing hunger has gone up by approximately 152 million in the last five years.
As of October 2024, the Integrated Food Phase Classification (IPC) estimates that 1.33 million people around the world are experiencing famine or famine-like conditions.
How can you give?
We will take a special offering in worship on September 14 to give to the Crop Hunger Walk. Please donate generously!
Who can walk?
Every person here can participate, whether it is walking, riding a scooter, being pushed in a wheelchair, getting a piggyback ride, or dancing through the park…
Register and/or donate
You can register to walk with the Rupert UMC team or give a donation by going online to:
https://events.crophungerwalk.org/crophungerwalks/team/rupert-united-methodist-church
Grace and Peace
~Brenda
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