Walk. Donate. Help hungry people around the globe and in your hometown.

The unique thing about CROP Hunger Walks is the money raised doesn't just purchase food for the hungry. The global mission of Church World Service (CWS), CROP Walks help people in third-world countries learn how to feed themselves by raising animals, planting crops and garden, etc.

On a windy, warm October Sunday, 27 Kiowans and Brenda Myers beloved dog Roxie, made the 2.3 miles walk, passing by all seven churches in town. The group raised over $1,100 by Sunday. They hope to raise more. You can still give by contacting Carra Mayberry or Judy Schrock in Kiowa, both members of Kiowa's Ministerial Alliance who organizes the walk. The deadline is Nov. 1.

Besides helping people in other countries, 25 percent of your donation will be returned to the South Barber Ministerial Alliance food bank located in Kiowa.

In 2020 CROP Hunger Walks continue to fight against the new challenges of disease and disaster that leave people hungry. This year's theme is "Raising Animals; Growing Communities." One of their videos shows a woman in the Dominican Republic who was given a pig. She raised the pig and grew her small pig farm, earning her own money and teaching the children in her family how to help. In the video the woman said, "Don't give us money. Teach us how to work."

CWS is a faith-based organization transforming communities around the globe through just and sustainable responses to hunger, poverty, displacement and disaster. The Crop Project was organized in 1947 when farmers were asked to donate food and seed crops to help America's hungry neighbors in post-World War II Europe and Asia. The walk events started in 1969 in Bismarck, North Dakota, and in 1970 in York, Pennsylvania. Since then, CROP Hunger Walk events have been held in hundreds of communities of all sizes across the U.S., and raised millions of dollars to eradicate hunger and poverty.