Pleasanton Taking Part in Bay Area CROP Hunger Walk on Saturday

By Joanne Hall

Pleasanton joins 10 other Bay Area communities to fight hunger at home and around the world in the Bay Area Hunger Walk over the weekend of April 28 and 29.

The Pleasanton-Tri-Valley Crop Hunger Walk, hosted by the Catholic Community of Pleasanton and open to all walkers, leaves from the parking lot of on Saturday, April 28 at 9:30 a.m. 

Participants can register to walk alone, in a group, or as part of a team. The church is located at 4001 Stoneridge Drive in Pleasanton. Registratration gets underway at 9 a.m. on the day of the walk.

The three mile route heads west on Stoneridge Drive, connecting to West Las Positas and, after taking a right on Hacienda Drive loops back to the church. The suggested individual donation is $25, but participants may register for as little as $5.

Every dollar raised for the CROP Hunger walk will be partially matched this year. The Feinstein Foundation will divide $1 million among hunger fighting events during March and April, so the more funds raised, the more will be received to benefit Open Heart Kitchen and global hunger relief agencies.

Open Heart Kitchen is the only hot meal program of its kind in the Tri-Valley area. The program feeds the hungry in five locations in Pleasanton, Livermore, and Dublin, and all are welcome.

To register and/or make a donation, please click here.

For more information, please email socialjustice@catholicsofpleasanton.org, or call (925) 890-4343.