More than 80 walkers gathered to help raise money for local food banks during the annual Hunger Walk along the Calhoun Recreation Center trails.
Members of the Gordon County Ministerial Association (from left, back row): Howard Strickland (Crane Eater Community Church), Pete Ullman (Calhoun First Presbyterian Church), Chaplain Dave Smith (Gordon Hospital), Doug Ledford (Baptist Memorial Association), Katie Mattox (Calhoun First United Methodist Church), and Louis Tonsmeire (St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church). The children holding the sign, from left, Lexi Greeson, Hannah Ewrin, and Sidney Henderson. The sign depicts the word “Hunger” cut in half and was used to show that the need to assist people with food items is recognized in Gordon County.
The annual Gordon County Hunger Walk on Nov. 4., sponsored by the Gordon County Ministerial Association, raised $1400, with more expected to come in.
The annual event helps raise much needed funds to assist local food banks: Blewer Food Bank, St. Vincent de Paul’s Food Pantry, the 7th Day Adventist Food Bank and the food pantry at the Voluntary Action Center.
These churches had representatives walking: St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, Calhoun 1st Presbyterian Church, Calhoun 1st UMC, St. Clement’s Catholic Church, 7th Day Adventist Church, New Echota UMC, Crane Eater Community Church, Blackwood Springs Baptist Church, Resaca Baptist Church, Trinity Baptist Church, Meadowdale Baptist Church and the Resaca Church of God.
The Gordon County Ministerial Association, wishes to thank: Brannon’s Funeral Home and Thomas Funeral Home – providing tents for registration, CVS, Kroger, K-Mart, Rite-Aid and IGA provided free water to the walkers.
The leftover water will be used in the VAC Community Kitchen that serves meals to the community three days a week.
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