This year’s Reading-Berks CROP Walk on 13 Oct will include some activities to highlight needs of people nearby and around the world.

As always, this annual fund-raiser—of which First UU is a sponsor!—aids the international efforts of Church World Service as well as the Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank, the supplier for our monthly food pantry.

The CROP Walk will be held starting with registration and other activities at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, 13 October, at the Grings Mill Recreation Area off Tulpehocken Road in Spring Township. The actual walk along the Tulpehocken Creek begins at 1:15 p.m. 

In addition, this year’s walk day will include these opportunities in the pavilion at Gring’s Mill:

• Writing advocacy letters in support of the bills that will help supply food for hungry families  

• Putting together some hygiene kits for CWS to distribute

• Collecting non-perishable food for Helping Harvest

Easiest way to join the team is to go to the URL, https://events.crophungerwalk.org/cropwalks/teams and go to “Find an existing team to join” and type in “First UU Berks County.” (Also, “Spirit Walkers” who help raise funds for the cause but cannot or choose not to walk are welcome!) 

The page also has a button to click to donate to the team or its individual members.

Thanks for your consideration and we will to see you as part of the team on Oct. 13!