Although a brisk walk with thousands of others won’t happen this year, would be participants in the 25th Anniversary Hunger Walk/Run can “walk-in” their donations at the Food Bank all week, including Saturday the 7th of March. The Food Bank and its five Hunger Walk/Run partners want supporters to know their donations are needed now more than ever, to make up for the loss due to snow. Over 45% of SVDP’s donation are raised through Hunger Walk/Run on site registrations each year.

Participants can bring checks and/or cash donations and pick up their 25th Anniversary Hunger Walk t-shirts any day the week of March 2 – 7th, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Get walk-in donation details and directions to the Food Bank.

St. Vincent de Paul Conference Support Center in Chamblee is also collecting envelopes and distributing T-shirts to all who registered to participate this year. Simply email the quantity and shirt sizes to jsebastian@svdpatl.org we can have your ACFB shirts with an advance size list, (we need to pick them up at the Food Bank). Pick up will be March 3 – 14th with Monday – Friday from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm and Saturday 10:00 am – 2:00pm.

Thanks to those who are bringing in your donations! Imelda Solano, representing The Cathedral of Christ the King has led her team to raising $6,464 from over 133 friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers who planned to walk with her. Her top earning team member is Bernadette Flowers with $2,035 of the team’s contributions! Way to go team! Donors bringing $25 or more will receive a free t-shirt (while supplies last). Online donations for Hunger Walk/Run can be made through March 31.

Where does the money go? As the coordinator of the event, the Atlanta Community Food Bank keeps 40% of the funds raised. The remaining 60% is given to the Conference Support Center in Chamblee. Of that, each participating Society of St. Vincent de Paul Conference in Georgia receives 60% of the money they helped raise for use in the areas they serve. An additional bonus of $500 will be awarded to the Conference who exceeds $2,500 in recognition of the 25th Anniversary of the Hunger Walk..

For more information contact Judy Sebastian at jsebastian@svdpatl.org or (770) 576-4077.

Dedicated volunteers, Peter Ngyuen, Eta Abiyou, Dan Krupinsky, with new staff member Serene Coleman and husband Kevin braved the cold and rain to set up for the days activities. (listed under photo of Hunger Walk Group in right column off side of above article)

Now more than ever, we need donations to support our local food pantries! Over 45% of our donations are raised through Hunger Walk onsite registrations each year. (Quote listed as an extract from the above news article.)