Thank you all for another truly amazing year of caring!  Last October 16th, on World Food Day, we gathered at Red Bank Regional High School to step out for the 31st year to raise funds for hungry neighbors - our 17 local partners here in New Jersey - and our global partners around the world.   It was awesome to once again see more than 11,000 pounds of food come in, can by can, box by box, to be shared with local food pantries by the end of the afternoon.

Our 2011 total so far is $125,000 - up $5000 from last year, with a doubling of giving online!   Sue Glossbrenner was remembered, and her family came, even from Vermont, along with many friends, to honor her contributions to the success of our community event for three decades.

THANK YOU ALL for putting your "hearts and soles" into making sure there is "ENOUGH FOR ALL".

We're mailing out final certificates for church and school groups along with your final list of participants, and our appreciation for a job well done!   When you get yours please post it to recognize your walkers and workers. 

We look forward to your participation in the work of Crop and Church World Service all through this year and at our walk next October 21st - # 32!!

Blessings and Peace,

Janie Schildge - Walk Coordinator

VIDEO   Red Bank CROP Walk 2011

Two River Community Bank Joins Red Bank CROP Walk as a New Water Stop Sponsor for 2011

We welcomed the Two River Community Bank Team at the start of CROP #31 as it brought great enthusiasm  adding Heart & Sole to our annual hunger walk. If we all share there's Enough For All in our local and global communities. 

The first 600 lbs. of food to arrive was delivered in 9 boxes coming from nine local branches. Later a team of volunteer employees dressed in black, distributed water to nearly 1,000 walkers at Water Stop #2 as they passed by during the five mile walk through Little Silver, Fair Haven and Red Bank. Business was brisk on a sunny fall day and the water was greatly appreciated. We appreciate the efforts of Two River Community Bank!

Oak Hill Academy Recipe for Successful Student Involvement & Mentoring of Future Teen Leaders

For over two decades, Oak Hill Academy in Lincroft has brought an enthusiastic group of 8th graders to the Red Bank CROP Hunger Walk. These students with the encouragement of their student council advisor, Mrs. Linda Vacca, plan a CROP Rally of their own in the form of an assembly which they present to the entire school. They perform a skit, they sell CROP stickers to raise money and  make posters telling the story of what CROP Walks can do to help feed the hungry locally and around the world. They enter our annual ART for CROP Contest and twice in recent years a young OHA  student, Aron Weiner, won a first place ribbon. Faculty and parents support the students in all of their efforts. The students get sponsors and walk together for the 5 mile walk with friends and family. Take a look at this great Oak Hill group photo. Other photos show the skit, posters advertising the sticker sale and an Oak Hill family enjoying apples and ice cream at the end of the walk. When these 8th grade student council leaders graduate they go on to area high schools and many become CROP Walk Teen Leaders. This helps our local CROP WALK continue to grow and as we work toward Enough For All!

  

Click Here to see Oak Hill Students performing 

the Dr. Seuss Inspired CROP Walk Rhyme to End Hunger