Howard County Borlaug Hunger Walk
DESCRIPTION
CONTACT NAME
Vickie Grube
EMAIL
[email protected]
PHONE
OFFICE ADDRESS
Cresco, IA
The Howard County Borlaug Hunger Walk is held in conjunction with
other festivities of the Norman Borlaug Harvest Fest every September. Dr.
Borlaug was born and raised in Howard county, attended school and
graduated from the Crestwood High School. The Friday of the Borlaug
Harvest Fest is "Inspire Day", with events held at the Borlaug Farm, which
is being restored. 5th graders from nearby schools come to learn about Dr.
Borlaug and what he did to save billions of lives.
Howard County Borlaug Hunger Walk places educational articles in the
local newspaper and provides local schools with educational material on
hunger and poverty. They also raise funds to fight hunger at home and
abroad. Funds support the work of:
TYPE OF WORK
Church World Service
the Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation (helping to fund a food
packaging event during Inspire Day)
the local food pantry at Community Action of Howard County
the Prairie Springs Recreational Trail
the Don Davis Good Samaritan Fund
Faith Based, International, Community Based
COUNTIES
Howard
HOW TO HELP
Individuals, businesses, and congregations in Howard County can join in
the Howard County Borlaug Hunger Walk as walkers and by raising money
to support hunger alleviation. The Howard County Borlaug Hunger Walk
encourages all Iowans to visit the Norman Borlaug Birthplace and see how
he lived.
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