CROP WALK SET FOR SUNDAY.Byline: Helen Gao Staff Writer GLENDALE - About 300 people are expected to converge at Incarnation incarnation, the assumption of human form by a god, an idea common in religion. In early times the idea was expressed in the belief that certain living men, often kings or priests, were divine incarnations. Catholic Church on Sunday to participate in the annual Glendale CROP Walk - a fund-raiser to benefit local hunger relief organizations. The 5-kilometer event is scheduled to kick off at 1:30 p.m. at 1001 N. Brand Blvd., and end at North Glendale United Methodist Church United Methodist Church, in the United States, religious body formed by the union in 1968 of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church (see Methodism). at Pacific Avenue and Little Glenoaks Boulevard. Organizers hope to raise $25,000 to help relieve hunger, not only locally but also through national and international efforts of the Communities Reaching out to People program. Of the proceeds collected, 25 percent will go to five local agencies: Catholic Charities' Loaves loaves n. Plural of loaf1. loaves Noun the plural of loaf1 loaves loaf & Fishes, Food for Body & Soul, Glendale Adventist Medical Center's food pantry, Glendale Community College's Food for Thought and the Salvation Army's food programs. Ray Rosas, who manages the Adventist Medical Center food pantry, said help is sorely sore·ly adv. 1. Painfully; grievously. 2. Extremely; greatly: Their skills were sorely needed. needed because the economic recession has dried up donations while at the same time resulting in higher demand. ``What we are seeing is more of a regular flow of people. Whereas before, it was sporadic,'' he said, noting that the pantry is serving approximately 150 people a month, about twice the usual amount. Proceeds from the walk typically pay one-fourth of the food pantry's operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. , said Rosas. David Earle, executive director of Food for Body & Soul, said he also relies on the walk to pay for a month or two of the bills his organization incurs for feeding the homeless and the poor. ``We saw a slight dip in the neighborhood of the fall of 2000 and spring of 2001, but now those numbers are way back up again,'' he said about those seeking assistance. Sponsor envelopes for the walk are available at local churches: Central Christian, First Baptist, First Congregational con·gre·ga·tion·al adj. 1. Of or relating to a congregation. 2. Congregational Of or relating to Congregationalism or Congregationalists. Adj. 1. , Glendale First United Methodist, Holy Family, Incarnation, La Crescenta Presbyterian, North Glendale United Methodist, Salem Lutheran, Temple Sinai and others. For more information, contact Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the at (323) 257-9892 or Marilyn Hahn at (818) 242-4169. Participants can also register on the day of the walk. |
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