General Discussions

**KML9870** · 10:14 AM

I am again participating in my area Crop Walk - basically it raises money to help alleviate world hunger. If you would be so kind as to donate what ever amount you can I would be ever so grateful! You can donate here http://www.cropwalkonline.org/goto/kandi

By sponsoring me, you help reach out to children and families around the world with the gift of clean, fresh water and other empowering tools of hope.

Facts to Consider

FOOD: The world produces enough food each year to provide a healthy diet to everyone on the planet, but over 800 million people in the world go to bed hungry.
MONEY: $91.00 represents the average daily wage in the United States. Half the world’s population lives on
about $2.00 a day. One-sixth lives on less than a dollar a day.

HEALTH CARE: Every year more than 11 million children die of preventable illnesses – that’s over 30,000 a day
(or one every three seconds) whose lives could be saved with simple medicines or immunizations, if their families could afford them.

LITERACY: About 800 million people in the world can’t read. Most live in developing countries.

WATER: About one-sixth of the world’s people lack access to safe drinking water.

A little help makes a big difference, every

$25 – can provide blankets to a family of five displaced by violence or natural disaster

$45 – can provide 30 jerry cans to carry clean water for drinking and cooking

$150 – can buy a hundred chickens and two wire chicken coops, providing two families with a reliable source of eggs, protein, and income

$500 – can provide small start-up loans that enable women to jump-start a business, such as making school uniforms

Together, we can make a difference!

0% of monies donated to Crop Walk goes to administrative costs or advertising. 100% of donations are used for outreach and administrative costs come from other fundraising efforts of the Church World Service.

I am confident that there are a lot of people here who have big hearts and can donate a little bit.

The last two years members of WT were very generous and helped me exceed my fund raising goal, it would be great to beat last year's record!!

Thanks!!
~Kandi

PS If you are more comfortable using paypal - pm me and I will give you my paypal info.

**KML9870** · 09-10-2008, 01:26 PM

No one is feeling generous? Any amount donated is great. Last year more than 30 WT members helped me raise over $400.

**serandfae** · 09-10-2008, 03:10 PM

I'm broke, as usual, but I'll do a free custom avatar for anyone who contributes to your walk.

tim

**bakerc** · 09-12-2008, 11:04 PM

I'm skint as well unfortunately. Mortgage market is in the pan at the moment.

**KML9870** · 09-16-2008, 02:18 PM

I have until Oct 18th to collect sponsors and at least a week after that to actually have the money.

On the site I linked to you can donate by credit card, or by paypal you can donate by any means you have set up in your paypal account.

The first year I posted on WT asking for help the smallest donation I received was $2.98 while the largest was $50.00 (nope, not going to tell you who either of them were).

Last year the smallest donation I received was $5.00 and the largest was $40.00.

**KML9870** · 09-22-2008, 03:17 PM

Well, I have another sponser .... not from WT though. One of my family members gave up $10. Kaity and I will be trying to get more sponsors this week. Hopefully the members of WT will end up being generous again this year

... even if everyone is getting a late start.

**KML9870** · 10-13-2008, 10:32 PM

Okay - we are down to the last few days and I have to say I am very disappointed with WT this year. I have not gotten a single sponsor

Any size donation is greatly appreciated!!!!

**KML9870** · 10-17-2008, 08:31 PM

I'm very sad to say I did not get one sponsor from WT this year

. I am wrapping up the money raising part and will be doing the walk next Sunday. Last years total was $426 ... this years is $40.