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Katie Gearlds is the head coach of the Purdue women’s basketball team. Returning to her alma mater, the 2007 All-American, is the ninth coach in program history.
Gearlds spent eight seasons taking Marian University to unparalleled success as its head coach, winning back-to-back NAIA National Championships in 2016 and 2017. She is the winningest coach in Marian history with a 228-50 record, an 82% clip.
Prior to her jump into coaching, Gearlds spent three seasons in the WNBA with the Seattle Storm. She was taken with the seventh overall pick in the 2007 WNBA Draft, the highest selection ever from Purdue and the 10th top-10 pick in Big Ten history. She also spent time playing professionally in Spain, Greece, Portugal and Slovakia.
One of the most-prolific players at Purdue, Gearlds was a three-year starter for the Boilermakers during her career from 2004-07, appearing in 133 games with 100 starts. She ranks fourth in program history with 1,974 points and was the ninth fastest to join the 1,000-point club, reaching the plateau in just 80 games. For her efforts, Gearlds was named a Legend of Mackey Arena during its 50th anniversary season. Gearlds earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology with minors in psychology and communications form Purdue in 2007.
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Jason Mitchell began his adventure into the rowing world in the Fall of 2005 while attending Purdue University. During his time on Purdue Crew, he was able to be a part of a Lightweight 8 the earned medals at the SIRA, Dad Vail, and ACRA regattas. After graduating from college, Jason served as an assistant Purdue coach for three semesters.
He was hired as the Director or Rowing at The College of William & Mary in 2012. In the summer of 2014, Mitchell also helped start a high school rowing program for the high schools in the Williamsburg area. The Williamsburg Boat Club Juniors program had its first season in the Fall of 2014. Jason was the men’s coach the 2014-15 season and moved to the Freshman/Novice coach for the 2015-16 season. In 2016, Coach Mitchell began his first season as Head Coach of the Pennsylvania State University Crew Team, where he built the team into a larger more competitive club.
Coach Mitchell’s coaching journey now came full circle when he returned to Purdue as the Boatman & Head Women’s Coach.
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Hunger Hike Fundraising
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All Hunger Hike proceeds benefit the Lafayette Urban Ministry Food Programs, Food Finders Food Bank, Inc. & St. Thomas Aquinas’ Haiti Ministry. Learn more about the Hunger Hike sponsoring organizations.
Lafayette Urban Ministry
The Lafayette Urban Ministry (LUM) is an organization of more than 47 churches that serves as a social safety net for Lafayette’s needy children and families.
For more than 50 years, LUM has worked to give back the hope, the future, and the self-respect to low-income people in the Greater Lafayette area. LUM takes an active role in trying to change social injustices and improve the quality of life for the poor of Indiana.
Website | 420 N 4th Street, Lafayette, IN 47901 | (765) 423-2691
Haiti Ministry – St. Thomas Aquinas Center
Several times a year, the Haiti Committee at St. Thomas Aquinas travel to St. Francis Xavier Church in Baudin, Haiti. St. Tom’s has over the decades offer medical treatment, administered medicine, improved the quality of water, assisted with strategies to grow food, store food and produce and store seeds.
St. Thomas Aquinas serves as the Catholic Center at Purdue University. The parish engages the youthful energy of all its members to nurture their faith journey across all generations through liturgy, spiritual and intellectual formation, stewardship, and justice with peace. They joyfully welcome all who wish to meet life’s challenges through lived faith in Jesus Christ.
Website | 535 W State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47906 | (765) 743-4652
Food Finders Food Bank, Inc.
Since 1981, Food Finders Food Bank has been a critical component of the welfare of Tippecanoe and 15 surrounding counties in Indiana: providing food to member agencies, advocating for the hungry, and educating the public about hunger-related issues.
Funded by United Way, foundations, grants, the USDA, corporations, sponsors, and individual donors, Food Finders Food Bank annually distributes more than 7 million pounds of food to a network of non-profit organizations that work to alleviate hunger throughout north central Indiana.
Website | 1204 Greenbush Street, Lafayette, IN 47904 | (765) 471-0062
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If you’re interested in becoming a 2022 Hunger Hike event sponsor, please call or email us (765-423-2691 | info@hungerhike.org).
Here are our Hunger Hike 2022 event sponsors — so far. Please thank them for joining the Fight Against Hunger — and support their businesses, please.
Diamond Level – $5,000 – $9,999
Gold Level – $2,000 – $4,999
Silver Level – $1,000 – $1,999
Bronze Level – $500 – $999
Friend Level – $300 – $499
In Kind Gifts & Services
Wish to be a Hunger Hike Event Sponsor?
If so, please call or email us (765-423-2691 | info@hungerhike.org).
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Hunger Hike relies on dozens of volunteers for the Hunger Hike Kick-off event & 3K Walk and more. Please consider becoming a Hunger Hike volunteer as well as a Hunger Hike fundraiser. Sign up to volunteer online, click HERE.
Thank you.
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At 1 p.m. on Sunday take part in our annual celebration and 1.5K walk. See below for details.
Hunger Hike is back in Riehle Plaza!! Join us to close out Hunger Hike and celebrate our success.
Celebration – 1:00 pm – Riehle Plaza
Walk – 2:00 pm
The average cotton t-shirt takes more than 700 gallons of water to produce and creates more than 30 pounds of carbon. That’s a huge environmental cost. So in an effort to be better stewards of our planet, our giveaways are going to look a little different this year.
Still want a Hunger Hike t-shirt? No problem. While we may not be placing a mass order for every donor and volunteer, our t-shirts are still available for purchase.
T-shirts may be picked up on September 18 at either Riehle Plaza.
Plus anyone who raises at least $250 can get a Hunger Hike Hero yard sign!
We’ll need plenty of help on Sunday, September 17 to make Hunger Hike a success. Have a little extra time? Why not lend a hand? There are lots of tasks to choose from. We need people to:
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Special Thanks to our Event Sponsors!
Thank our event sponsors — and support their businesses, please.
Hunger Hike 2022 event sponsors, list HERE.
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Hunger Hike – Celebration & 1.5K Walk – Sunday September 18
Hunger Hike is an annual community fundraising event whose mission is to raise the awareness of and make a difference in the Fight Against Hunger. Hunger Hike is open to participants of all ages and abilities who share a common goal: Fighting Hunger!
The Hunger Hike main event is our annual celebration at Riehle Plaza — immediately followed by the traditional Hunger Hike 1.5K Walk.
More information, click HERE
All Hunger Hike proceeds benefit the Lafayette Urban Ministry Food Programs, Food Finders Food Bank, Inc. & St. Thomas Aquinas Haiti Ministry. Learn more, click HERE.
Special Thanks to our Event Sponsors! Take the time to THANK all of our event sponsors — and support their businesses, please.
Hunger Hike event sponsors, list HERE.
Hunger Hike events need dozens of volunteers. Please consider helping. Learn more HERE.
Hunger Hike Photos – To view all of the Hunger Hike photos through the years, click HERE
This past Monday, the Hunger Hike team had a rare visit from the pastor from St. Francis Xavier Church in Baudin, Haiti—Father Charles Jean Pierre. Through the Haiti Ministry at St. Thomas Aquinas Center, Baudin is our “sister” community in Haiti.
Fr. Charles met with several groups including the Hunger Hike team. His message was simple — thank you, we need you, and you’re having a positive impact.
The meeting also included reports from members of the Haiti Ministry, John Ginda & Rob
Pahl, as well as the St. Tom’s pastor, Fr. Patrick Baikauskas.
If you wish to learn more, please read the recently published News Article covering this meeting, click HERE.
To learn more about Hunger in Haiti, click HERE.
Please JOIN our Fight Against Hunger—locally, regionally & globally—by participating in Hunger Hike 2015.
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