Great CROP Walk
High Point staged an excellent CROP Walk Sunday afternoon. There was no count of walkers, but somewhere between 500 and 1,000 would cover it.
The event started and finished at High Point University, and probably a couple of hundred students walked. Sororities and fraternities were out in force, lending lots of vitality and enthusiasm to the parade of pedestrians.
The fundraising target was $25,000. It will take a while for all the donations to flow in to Open Door Ministries, the sponsoring organization, but if yesterday's turnout was an indication, the goal will be surpassed.
Over the years, the walk's distance was been whittled down. I remember when it dragged on for 10 kilometers, or 6.2 miles. Yesterday's course was advertised as 3 miles, but I estimated it was only a bit more than 2. That's good. It allows small children and older folks to take part comfortably. Just about everyone was done in less than an hour.
It helped yesterday that part of the course followed a shady greenway. It was pretty warm out in the sun.
About 25 churches were involved in the event. A fourth of the money raised funds local food ministries; the rest is used by Church World Service for overseas projects.
Greensboro's CROP Walk is this Sunday.
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