Annual Crop Walk, Saturday, April 20, Cole Park

ALAMOSA— This Saturday, an annual event locally known as the “Crop Walk” (aka the San Luis Valley Crop Hunger Walk) will be held for the purpose of learning more about hunger, not just locally but worldwide. While the battle to fight hunger is a somber and often heartbreaking topic, the event on Saturday is anything but with activities for people of all ages and interests.

Registration begins at 10 a.m. Then, after a few brief speakers, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., families or teams will be walking a solidarity lap and participating in five different activity stations, including story stations, relay races, educational games, face painting (of course!) and live music.

All of that will be followed by a free Frito Pie Lunch and prizes at 12 p.m.

The event is facilitated locally by La Puente but in collaboration with Church World Service (CWS), a global organization with 35 participating faith based organizations including — but clearly not limited to — Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Baptists, Catholics, the Society of Friends, Methodists, African Methodist Episcopalian, Lutherans, United Church of Christ and Orthodox communities from Ukraine, Serbia, Syria, Moravia and others.

All funds raised will go to CWS, who collectively envision a world where everyone has food, voice, and a safe place to call home.

“We’ve been working to make this a reality for more than 75 years,” reads the website for their organization, “and we know it’s possible.”

That same belief is held locally and, as such, all who attend can know that each step that is taken and each dollar that is raised will go toward helping the lives of others around the world.

Crop Walk is Saturday, April 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Cole Park and the Senior Center at 92 Colorado Ave. in Alamosa.

To create a team for Saturday’s event, go to https://events.crophungerwalk.org/cropwalks/event/alamosaco. 

Anyone with questions or who wants to learn more about the event is asked to email [email protected].