Rider University and the Clergy of Lawrence Township (COLT) will host CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday, September 30, to raise money for those affected by poverty and catastrophe.

Members of the Rider University community, along with clergy from Rider, Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church, The Church of Saint Ann, Lawrence Road Presbyterian Church, Notre Dame High School, Lawrenceville Prep and Harvest Chapel are among the participants. Walkers will register at 1:30 p.m. on the steps of Rider’s Moore Library and start the 6.2-mile walk at 2 p.m.

CWS is responsible for distributing funds to areas that are in need. It works in partnership with approximately 80 countries globally, supporting relief efforts such as aiding refugees in Darfur, Tsunami victims in Indonesia, and rebuilding areas hit hard by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Schools and health clinics are supported and agricultural assistance is provided in the world’s poorest communities.

Walkers are encouraged to solicit donations from the community-at-large. Donor sign-up sheets are available at Rider’s Campus Ministry Office in Gill Chapel and the Center for Multicultural Affairs and Community Service in the Bart Luedeke Center, local churches and Adath Israel synagogue. Proceeds will be sent directly to the Church World Service (CWS), the administrative arm of CROP Hunger Walk. All contributions should be made payable to CWS/CROP. Payments may be mailed to Campus Ministry, Gill Chapel, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, N.J., 08648.

For more information on Lawrenceville’s CROP Hunger Walk, contact local congregations or the Rev. Nancy Schluter, Protestant Chaplain at Rider University at 609-896-5180; Father Bruno Ugliano, Catholic Chaplain, at 609-896-0394 or call Gill Chapel at 609-896-5372. More information is available at www.churchworldservice.org.

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