4th Annual Harford CROP Hunger 5K Walk/Run 2011

The 4th Annual Harford CROP Hunger 5K Walk and Run will be on Oct. 8.

It will begin and end at Aberdeen's Festival Park. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the opening ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. After the ceremony, runners will start first, followed by the walkers. Timing for the 5K Run will be provided by RASAC. There will also be a mini-walk around Festival Park and a rocking chair Rock-a-Thon in front of the pavilion.

CROP is an acronym for "Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty." Twenty-five percent of the money raised will go to The Sharing Table, a soup kitchen in Edgewood that provides a hot meal and bagged groceries on Saturdays. The remaining 75five percent will go to support the hunger and poverty-fighting initiatives of Church World Service, or an affiliate international poverty-fighting agency of the donor's choosing. Last year, 20 organizations participated and raised more than $18,000. This year's goal is $20,000.

Prizes will be awarded to the top first, second and third male and female runners overall. Special recognition will go to the top two age group male/female finishers in seven age categories. Participants who raise a minimum of $25 in donations will receive a Harford CROP Walk T-shirt.

For more information or to register, contact Nancy Gavin, Harford CROP 5K Coordinator, 443-655-3074 or ngavin6734@aol.com, or visit http://www.harfordcroopwalk.org.