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Perry CROP Hunger Walk DESCRIPTION CONTACT NAME George Eldridge The Perry CROP Hunger Walk is a community-wide event sponsored by Church World Service and organized by local volunteers to raise funds to end hunger. The 2014 Perry CROP Hunger Walk took place at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 21st. EMAIL eldridgegeorge@yahoo.com PHONE 515-419-5130 CROP Hunger Walks help to support the overall ministry of Church World Service, especially grassroots, hunger-fighting development efforts around the world. In addition, each local CROP Hunger Walk in Iowa returns 25 percent of the funds it raises to hunger-fighting programs in its own community. OFFICE ADDRESS Perry, IA HOW TO HELP TYPE OF WORK Faith Based, International, Community Based COUNTIES Dallas Page | 451 Individuals and organizations can support the work of the Perry CROP Hunger Walk through volunteering to help organize the walk, fundraising and participating in the walk. For more information, contact George Eldridge at eldridgegeorge@yahoo.com or Church World Service Regional Director Jordan Bles at 410-596-2664 or jbles@cwsglobal.org.