Photo submitted by: Teresa Colucci

Thanks to all that participated in the Crop Walk on

behalf of NCC this past Sunday! 

Hunter Grigg ‘16

Staff Writer

When, Where:

The Saginaw County CROP Walk will be Sunday, October 9 at 1:30pm, beginning at the YMCA.  The Walk is a 3-mile loop with a rest stop at Holy Family Catholic Church.  Walkers can do the loop once or twice.

Walker Goal for NCC:

Since this is the 40th anniversary of the walk, “I’d like to get at least 40 walkers from Nouvel” said Mrs Colucci. (If a Nouvel student gets his or her family/friends out there and they get some sponsors, I’ll count all of those family members/friends as NCC walkers.)  If their are more than 40 or more walkers, the walkers will get a jean day.

What to do if you want to walk:

Students or staff who want to walk should talk to me so I know that they are walking.   At that time, Mrs. Colucci will give them a sponsor form/envelope and info about creating an account for online donations.

Getting sponsors:

Mrs. Colucci will give walkers a sponsor envelope that they can use to for donations.  No amount is too small or large.  (When I was in college, I raised $400 for a Hunger Walk, mostly on $2 – $5 donations.)  I ask my friends and neighbors to sponsor me and then email my family that is out of town and post a link on Facebook too.

Getting donations online:

People who want to get sponsors online can create an account by selecting the Register option at the top of the page at www.crophungerwalk.org/saginawmi/ncc.   This is the NCC team page that I created, and all walkers who create accounts should join the team so NCC gets credit for their donations.  This is a great way to hit up relatives and family friends who live out of town.  Note:  Any walker who raises $150 online by September 26 will get a free CROP Walk t-shirt.

This is important!!

People who donate online can also designate that the non-local part of their donation goes to a specific agency.  (Some may want to designate Catholic Relief Services.)  The person would write Catholic Relief Services in the Alternate Agency box on the credit card info page.