Hundreds walk in Elgin to help prevent hunger
More than 200 walkers took to the Elgin Riverwalk Promenade on a crisp autumn afternoon Sunday, hoping to raise $24,000 for this year's Elgin CROP Hunger Walk.
Since 1983, Elgin area faith communities and civic organizations have come together in a local CROP Hunger Walk effort to bring awareness to the problems of poverty and hunger locally and globally. During that time, Elgin CROP Walkers have raised more than $500,000 in support of the sustainable projects of Church World Service and area soup kettles and food pantries.
Walkers make their way down the Elgin Riverwalk Promenade along the Fox River during Sunday's 32nd Elgin CROP Hunger Walk. Organizers hoped to raise $24,000 to help prevent hunger.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Karen and Daniel Schlack of Elgin trot out their greyhounds Smoke and Nomad for the 32nd Elgin CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday along the Fox River. Organizers hoped to raise $24,000 to help prevent hunger.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com