Walk To Help Area Food Banks
Walk To Help Area Food Banks
NEW HAVEN â On Sunday, May 7, hundreds of area residents will tie on their walking shoes for the 24th Annual Walk Against Hunger at the Connecticut Tennis Center. Registration for the 5K (3 mile) walk begins at noon at the Connecticut Tennis Center, 45 Yale Avenue. The walk will begin at 1 pm.
Connecticut Food Bank (CFB), a private, non-profit organization, uses the money raised to transport, warehouse and distribute donated food to over 500 feeding programs in Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London and Windham Counties that directly serve people in need.
A host of entertainers have signed on to perform at the walk. Mary Grace Santagata, Miss Connecticut 1995, will sing âThe Star Spangled Bannerâ before the walk. Also performing are The Mystic Paper Beasts of Stonington, the Key West Trio, who specialize in music from the 50s and 60s, magician John Nofi; Charlie Salerno and the Clamdiggers Dixie Band; and the Shriners clowns. Singer-songwriter Lori Wesoly-Appel will perform Diane Scanlonâs âSing a Song for Peace.â WPLR, a media sponsor of the Walk, will also provide entertainment before and after the Walk.
The Walk Against Hunger is Connecticut Food Bankâs largest fundraiser. Walkers â who can participate as individuals or as members of church, business, or school teams â are asked to collect donations from family members, friends and colleagues and to bring their contributions with them the day of the Walk.
In 1999 more than 600 walkers and volunteers raised nearly $70,000. The goal this year is to recruit at least 750 walkers and volunteers and raise $80,000.
The Walk serves a dual purpose: it raises money to transport, warehouse and distribute donated food, and it provides a forum for spreading word about the prevalence of hunger in Connecticut â the state that boasts the highest per capita income in the United States.
Volunteers â especially people who can help with registration â are still needed. Prospective volunteers should contact volunteer coordinator Ed Greenbaum at 203/469-5000.