Hunger Walk on the 19th

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Assalaam alaikum dear sisters and brothers!
ECOC invites you to this year’s Newport Beach/Irvine/Mesa CROP Hunger Walk
Where: Our Lady Queen of Angels School, across from Corona Del Mar High School. A 7k walk around the beautiful Newport Beach Back Bay. A shorter 4k walk will also be available.
When: 12:30 PM, Sunday, October 19, 2014 (Walk leaves at 1:00). Arrive by 12:30 PM to sign up.
Purpose of the Walk: This is a fund-raising event to help fight hunger and homelessness both locally and internationally. It’s a wonderful opportunity for religious groups from all faith traditions, businesses, schools and other secular groups to walk together towards this common goal. The walk is non-denominational.
Some local groups that receive a portion of the donations:

  • Isaiah House Homeless Shelter
  • Share Our Selves
  • Orange County Interfaith Shelters
  • Jewish Family Services & Stand Up For Kids.

CROP Hunger walk joins with 2,000 other walks nationwide, raising millions of dollars for the more than 1 billion people in our world who go to bed hungry.
CROP Hunger walk is overseen by Church World Service, an organization providing international & local relief for the hungry and homeless.
Church World Service has the highest rating possible on Charity Navigator.
It is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit and the tax ID is 13-4080201.
You need to sign up to participate, donations are optionalclick here to register and donate online.
PS:
– We’re sorry to inform you that carpooling is not available for this event.
– You may sign up at the event and give donations under IECOC.