The Lititz CROP Hunger Walk will be held on Sunday, Nov. 10. The walk will begin at Lititz Church of the Brethren, 300 W. Orange St., Lititz. Registration will be at 1:30 p.m., and the walk will start at 2 p.m. Participants will walk a 1-mile or 3-mile route through Lititz and return to the church for snacks.

Over the past 54 years, tens of thousands of walkers have raised more than $500 million through the annual CROP Hunger Walk. This year, Lititz and about 700 other communities nationwide are holding interfaith CROP Hunger Walks around the theme "Ending Hunger One Step at a Time." Walkers can sign up online and walk to show their solidarity with the millions of neighbors around the world who must walk to live, as well as with the millions served by local food pantries, food banks and meal sites in the United States.

CROP Hunger Walks are community-based walk fundraising events held in cities and towns across the United States, created to support the global mission of Church World Service (CWS), a faith-based organization transforming communities around the globe through just and sustainable responses to hunger, poverty, displacement and disaster. To learn more about CWS, visit http://www.cwsglobal.org. From providing clean water and hygiene training in Vietnam to combating droughts in Nicaragua to stocking shelves in hundreds of food pantries across the United States, CROP Hunger Walks seek to fight hunger and build healthier communities.

CROP Hunger Walks raise funds each year that enable CWS to prepare for and respond immediately to devastating emergencies, like the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene. Walkers are encouraged to reach out to friends to sponsor their walk as a way to support their neighbors who are struggling to deal with flooding and destruction. While the walks support global and local hunger fighting efforts, a portion of the funds raised this fall will also be designated to long-term disaster recovery. To learn more about how churches and organizations can help CWS prepare for disasters by creating emergency kits, visit http://www.cwskits.org.

After a CROP Hunger Walk, 25% of the funds raised is returned to the host community to support local hunger fighting efforts. Last year's Lititz CROP Hunger Walk on Oct. 24 raised $4,625, with a total of 24 walkers. The leader in fundraising was Ralph Moyer, who collected $2,590 in donations. After the walk, 25% of donations went to Lititz Warwick Community Chest, which received $1,150 to support its work providing local food resources. More information about the organization is available at http://www.lwcommunitychest.org.

This year, Warwick Community Hub, a local hunger resource agency located at 165 Front St., Lititz, will be the local organization to receive 25% of walk donations. To learn more about the agency, call 717-610-5878 or visit http://www.warwick-hub.org.

The goal for 2024 is to raise $5,500 and have five or more teams participating from the Lititz area. For many years, a number of local faith communities and individuals have participated in the Lititz CROP Hunger Walk.

To sign up and donate, visit https://events.crophungerwalk.org/cropwalks/event/lititzpa. Individuals and their team members can make donations by credit card or PayPal, and a receipt will be sent through email for tax purposes.

Faith community organizations and schools are encouraged to participate in the walk. After registering as a team or individual, they may access education and worship resources to provide ideas on ways people can become leaders and can promote and support the walk.