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
Enjoy live DJ music from Rat Pak Mobile DJs
Plus:
ZUMBA Warm-up
PHOTOS — Pose for photos with the Glass Slipper Princess, Apple Princess, and Enchanted Rose Princess — and more to be announced soon
FACE PAINTING
MASSAGES
(No speeches. Just fun.)
Walk – 2:00 pm
Take part in a mass 1.5K walk along the Wabash Heritage Trail
T-Shirts
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 17 at either Riehle Plaza.
Volunteer
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:
Hunger Hike– Celebration & 1.5K Walk – Sunday September 17
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.
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.
Volunteer
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.
Hunger Hike 2015 is about a month away but funds are starting to trickle in. Several local Corporations have already made donations; and a Solicitation Letter has recently been put in the US mail to individual Hunger Hike supporters. (See above — the Hunger Hike team worked diligently to get this mailer put together and in the mail.) Special thanks to Instant Copy (Lafayette) for donating all of the printing.
You can even give to Hunger Hike at all of your favorite local Subway restaurants — that all have collection boxes set up for their customers (like you) to donate to Hunger Hike. Oh — and there’s one at Jane’s Deli too.
Have YOU started fundraising for Hunger Hike yet?
To reach our goal of $100,000 — we really need YOUR participation. Here is how you can get started in the Fight Against Hunger with Hunger Hike 2015.
Hunger Hike is a community fundraising event whose mission is to Raise Awareness & Make a Difference in the Fight Against Hunger — locally, regionally, & globally. Hunger Hike benefits the Lafayette Urban Ministry Food Programs, Food Finders Food Bank, Inc. &
St. Thomas Aquinas’ Haiti Ministry.
Hunger Hike is a perfect fundraising event for team or group — like a church group, student organization, organization or your entire family. Form a Hunger Hike team and start raising money for Hunger Hike using our online fundraising site — or any way you choose.
We hope you’ll consider joining our Fight against Hungerat Hunger Hike 2015.
If you are a company owner — you also may become a Hunger Hike event sponsor. If interested, email hungerhike@lumserve.org.
This year’s Hunger Hike raised more money to date than all past Hunger Hike events. Hunger Hike 2014 this past weekend was filled with excitement, energy and good will. The weather was perfect for both the HH5K Run on Saturday and the Hunger Hike Kick-off event and 3K Walk on Sunday. Hundreds of caring individuals walked, ran, hiked, and donated funds to the Fight Against Hunger.
Thus far approximately $95,000 has been pledged and donated to Hunger Hike — which exceeds ALL past years for the amount of money raised.
The crowd gathered together in Riehle Plaza with one goal in mind – Fighting Hunger. The event this year was special from beginning to end — starting with the National Anthem sung by Janelle Davis & Annalise Drake from the Harrison High School Performing Arts Program, Zumba with Emily from Parkwest Fitness — and closing with a Hot Dog & Chips picnic for all participants — and music throughout the entire event by DJ Powder from Rat Pak Mobile DJs.
The plaza was also filled with information tables focused on the issues of hunger, voter registration available courtesy of the League of Women Voters, face-painting from the Unlimited Smiles Clown Ministry, and massages from Essential Touch Massage. To welcome the hikers and to kick-off the hike, special guest speakers (see below) offered remarks which included information, words of inspiration and blessings to the hikers just before the main event.
Purdue Pete, the Purdue Crew Team, Purdue Women’s Basketball Team, and Purdue Volleyball Team led the hikers to the route along the Wabash Heritage Trail. The event was successful in bringing much needed attention to the battle against malnutrition, food insecurity and hunger.
Stayed tuned for the results for the following Hunger Hike awards: Top Individual Fundraiser, Top Church Fundraiser, 2nd Highest Church Fundraiser, & Top Team Fundraiser (non-church). Along with these winners — next week the Hunger Hike Heroes will be announced — those individuals who participated in both the HH5K Run and the Hunger Hike 3K Walk.
Hunger Hike 2014 Acknowledgements
left to right, standing, are West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis, Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski, K105 Radio’s Shamus, Purdue Women’s Basketball Coach & Hunger Hike Co-chair Sharon Versyp, Gerald Thomas from Food Finders, Fr. Patrick Baikauskas from St. Thomas Aquinas Center, Joe Micon from Lafayette Urban Ministry; and in the front row: Purdue Crew Coach & Hunger Hike Co-chair Dave Kucik and Indiana State Representative Sheila Klinker.
Just before hundreds of Hunger Hikers hit the Wabash Heritage Trail for the 3K Walk, several local dignitaries shared their excitement and offered remarks on the importance of this event.
Our Hunger Hike dignitaries were West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis, Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski, K105 Radio’s Shamus, Purdue Women’s Basketball Coach & Hunger Hike Co-chair Sharon Versyp, Gerald Thomas from Food Finders, Fr. Patrick Baikauskas from St. Thomas Aquinas Center, Joe Micon from Lafayette Urban Ministry, Purdue Crew Coach & Hunger Hike Co-chair Dave Kucik and Indiana State Representative Sheila Klinker.
Special thanks to all of our dignitaries and K105 Radio for their continued support of Hunger Hike.
See the overall results of the HH5K Run below. To view the PDF of the overall results, click HERE. To view the PDF of the results by sex categories, click HERE.
The purpose of the Hunger Hike 5K Run is to use physical exercise to draw attention to and funds for “Feeding the Hungry.” On Saturday, September 20, more than 85 runners and speed-walkers took part in the HH5K Run 2014 — the Race to Feed the Hungry. It was a cool morning and the skies were clear and the sun was shining — a perfect day for a race.
The HH5K Run 2014 convened at Cumberland Park (Salisbury Street, West Lafayette) with start/finish on the beautiful grassy field of the park. The latest “chip technology” was used to give all runners an accurate race result time.
Youth Category: 1st Place – Aidan William (pictured center). Male category—1st Place: Steve Phillips (pictured right); 2nd Place: James Spencer (not pictured); and 3rd Place: Jeremiah Dole (pictured left).
Female category (pictured from L to R) — 1st Place: Emily Conley; 2nd Place: Whitney Lyle; and 3rd Place: Miranda Mott.
The HH5K Run winners are pictured to the right. First Place in the Youth Category was Aidan William (pictured top center). In the Male category—1st Place: Steve Phillips (pictured top right); 2nd Place: James Spencer (not pictured); and 3rd Place: Jeremiah Dole (pictured top, left). In the Female category (pictured bottom from L to R) — 1st Place: Emily Conley; 2nd Place: Whitney Lyle; and 3rd Place: Miranda Mott. All Hunger Hike 5K Run proceeds directly support the Lafayette Urban Ministry food assistance programs including the St. John’s/LUM Food Pantry, Food Finders Food Bank, Inc. and St. Thomas Aquinas’ Haitian Ministry including. Hunger Hike 5K Run gave serious runners an opportunity to support these outstanding local organizations while enjoying a 5K event.
For HH5K Run results, click HERE. PHOTOS of the 2014 Hunger Hike 5K Run may be found HERE.
Below are the official results from the Hunger Hike 5K Run on Saturday, September 20, 2014.
Overall Hunger Hike 5K Run Results
Place
Name
Total
Pace
Sex
1st – 2nd – 3rd Place
1
STEVE PHILLIPS
00:20:46.08
6:42
M
First Male Adult
2
JAMES SPENCER
00:21:10.51
6:50
M
Second Male Adult
3
JEREMIAH DOLE
00:21:18.46
6:52
M
Third Male Adult
4
JOSE MEJIA
00:21:56.40
7:05
M
5
PEDRO ROSTAGNO
00:22:11.72
7:09
M
6
PAUL WHITE
00:22:14.16
7:10
M
7
VONTA TOUTAR
00:22:24.64
7:14
M
8
DONALD FAHLER
00:22:30.42
7:15
M
9
ALEX CARIGNAN
00:22:46.40
7:21
M
10
EMILY CONLEY
00:22:58.24
7:25
F
First Female Adult
11
RALPH GARCIA
00:23:15.81
7:30
M
12
WILL HELDT
00:23:16.19
7:30
M
13
DALLAS HALLBERG
00:23:38.18
7:37
M
14
JOE TYLENDA
00:24:00.54
7:45
M
15
FERNANDO MEJIA
00:24:27.36
7:53
M
16
JAMES MINOGOE
00:24:36.76
7:56
M
17
GABRIEL GRIGGS
00:25:37.99
8:16
M
18
WHITNEY LYLE
00:25:38.47
8:16
F
Second Female Adult
19
JEREMY BROOKS
00:26:02.24
8:24
M
20
AIDAN WILLIAM
00:26:03.81
8:24
M
First YOUTH
21
GRAHAM MARSHALL
00:26:05.34
8:25
M
22
MIRANDA MOTT
00:26:31.51
8:33
F
Third Female Adult
23
CHRISTINE KONOPA
00:26:32.76
8:34
F
24
CLYDE BYRD III
00:26:38.53
8:35
F
25
BRADLEY HERMAN
00:26:53.04
8:40
M
26
JENNA CRUME
00:26:53.66
8:40
F
27
MIKE SHAMUS
00:27:13.23
8:47
M
28
SARAH CARIGNAN
00:27:32.46
8:53
F
29
PATRICK BAIKAUSKAS
00:27:49.00
8:58
M
30
STEWART LOW
00:27:56.01
9:01
M
31
JOE HAMMOND
00:27:59.28
9:02
M
32
PAM GELLENBECK
00:28:00.21
9:02
F
33
MELISSA GARCIA
00:28:00.63
9:02
F
34
JJ SELAGY
00:28:03.65
9:03
M
35
KRISTIN HOFFMAN
00:28:13.78
9:06
F
36
EILEEN LUKE
00:28:21.45
9:09
F
37
GARCIELA MEJIA
00:28:29.74
9:11
F
38
JASON LINDER
00:28:36.48
9:14
M
39
GENEVIEVE VIDUYA
00:28:53.77
9:19
F
40
JENNIFER WILLIAM
00:29:10.09
9:25
F
41
JOANNE YANG
00:29:33.19
9:32
F
42
JOE MICON
00:29:33.21
9:32
M
43
SAM PERDUE
00:29:34.49
9:32
M
44
JANETTE MEYER
00:29:49.08
9:37
F
45
RICK MEYER
00:29:49.30
9:37
M
46
HILARY COOKE
00:30:08.54
9:43
F
47
BRADLEY PACE
00:30:08.59
9:43
M
48
DENISE JOHNSON
00:30:29.90
9:50
F
49
GRETCHEN BOLLHOEFER
00:30:33.06
9:51
F
50
JANET DIETZ
00:30:54.57
9:58
F
51
MERVYN CARNEIRO
00:30:56.14
9:59
M
52
RUBY PEREZ
00:31:07.62
10:02
F
53
ORLO SHOOP
00:31:08.37
10:03
M
54
TIM JENKINS
00:31:13.62
10:04
M
55
JOE KEPNER
00:31:46.82
10:15
M
56
CHRISTINE SHEETZ
00:32:11.53
10:23
F
57
KAREN WOOLLEN
00:32:22.25
10:26
F
58
KRISTIN LINDER
00:32:22.50
10:26
F
59
GENA DUNTEN
00:33:16.64
10:44
F
60
GABBIE HAMILTON
00:33:16.86
10:44
F
61
BRUCE GRAVES
00:33:18.62
10:45
M
62
JENNIFER LOSBY
00:33:43.50
10:53
F
63
SHARON GRAVES
00:36:48.42
11:52
F
64
LAURI MITCHELL
00:37:46.31
12:11
F
65
BRITTANY HEISE
00:37:49.83
12:12
F
66
MARIANA PADDOCK
00:38:22.72
12:23
F
67
JENNIE BOWERS
00:38:47.14
12:31
F
68
LUI LARA
00:38:50.97
12:32
M
69
JESSICALENA BOHLIN
00:38:51.71
12:32
F
70
AMY VAN EPPS
00:39:39.22
12:47
F
71
SAMANTHA LEDFORD
00:40:00.07
12:54
F
72
VICKIE PRIEST
00:40:00.68
12:54
F
73
ROBERT FOREMAN
00:42:57.78
13:51
M
74
STACY JENKINS
00:43:29.19
14:02
F
75
CLAIRE FERRELL
00:46:13.81
14:55
F
76
AMY FERRELL
00:46:22.78
14:57
F
77
RONNIE WILBUR
00:49:57.59
16:07
F
78
DEBRA ARCHER
00:53:17.41
17:11
F
Congratulations to all of the Hunger Hike 5K Run participants — and Thank You for supporting our Fight against Hunger.
PHOTOS from Hunger Hike 5K Run may be viewed on LUM’s Facebook Page. Click HERE.
Join LUM online and help us serve children and families even better.
Be a part of the annual Hunger Hike 5K Run and Race to Feed the Hungry. The HH5K Run is open to runners of all ages and abilities who share a common goal: Fighting Hunger!
The HH5K Run will convene in Cumberland Park with start/finish on the beautiful grassy field of the park. The course is mostly flat and paved with a short part on the trails in the woods of Cumberland Park. The 5K route allows participants to run while a scenic route through West Lafayette in early autumn.
Advanced Registration is encouraged but race day walk-ups are welcome.
The purpose of the HH5K Run is to use physical exercise to draw attention to and funds for “Feeding the Hungry.” All HH5K proceeds directly support the Lafayette Urban Ministry food assistance programs including the St. John’s/LUM Food Pantry, Food Finders Food Bank Inc., and St. Thomas Aquinas’ Haitian Ministry including the Haiti Water Purification Project.
Register at www.hungerhike.org today. It’s an opportunity to support these outstanding local organizations while enjoying a serious 5K event.
NOW through noon on Friday, September 19, 2014. Click HEREto Register.
Onsite Registration:
Saturday, September 20, 2014 from 8:00-8:45 a.m. EDT
Virtual Runners
Participate in the Hunger Hike 5K Run even if you’re Out of Town –prefer running on a treadmill – are not a runner – or just want to Sleep-in – and make a difference as a Hunger Hike 5K Virtual Runner. Virtual Runners will receive a Hunger Hike 5K T-shirt and will be listed in the final results as a supporter of the Hunger Hike 5K Run. Register as a virtual runner, click HERE.
Note: If you cannot attend the race but would still like to make a tax deductible donation, please click HERE!
And also Join Us for the…
Hunger Hike 2014 — 3K Walk
Date: Sunday, September 21, 2014
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m.; (Register NOW. Check in at Noon. Hunger Hike begins at 2 p.m.)
Happy Retirement to Ron Smith — LUM Program Director
Ron Smith, LUM program director, was recognized at a special reception by co-workers, LUM board directors, family and friends. Balloons, cake, speeches & even a song were offered as Ron turns the page on his seven-year involvement with LUM. At LUM, Ron directed Hunger Hike and Jubilee Christmas, and assisted with the tax preparation program & St. John’s/LUM Food Pantry.
Ron shared that his first paycheck came when he was 10 years old. He also stated “My many years of military service, employment at Purdue and various businesses, then here at LUM have been a wonderful way to spend a career.” He said that during his years at LUM he met many wonderful new friends who will continue to enrich his life for years to come. Thank you, Ron, for your hard work on behalf of the many children and families served here at LUM. Blessing to you!
Pictured above from L to R: Seated—Ron Smith and his daughter, Elaine McFadden; Standing—Jeremiah Dole, Ron Hoffman, Linda Hicks, Joyce Fasani, Mary Anderson, Joe Micon, Susan Brouillette, & Sylvia Mohler.
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Today at a media event at Lafayette Urban Ministry, the Hunger Hike 2013 committee was thrilled to announce that the $90,000 goal for this year has been reached.
The Hunger Hike committee has been working hard for the past three months to raise money for the event. It was announced on September 19th that the fundraising for the Hunger Hike event held on Sunday, September 15, 2013, fell $30,000 short of the $90,000 goal. A decision was made following the event to extend the fundraising through December 1, 2013, in an attempt to reach that goal.
The goal was not only reach but it was exceeded. The Hunger Hike committee is pleased to announce that Hunger Hike 2013 raised $92,685.
Hunger Hike 2013 Acknowledgements
Special Thanks to the McAllister Foundation for their generous donation of $5000 to Hunger Hike 2013
The following companies and organizations donated $1000 toward Hunger Hike 2013:
Edocyte, Inc.
Evonik Degussa Corp.
Franciscan Alliance
Greyhouse Coffee & Supply Co.
Global Impact/Alcoa Employees
Tipmont REMC
Sisters of St. Joseph
Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, Inc.
Subway
System Concepts & Consulting, Inc.
Walmart Foundation
The Hunger Hike Committee also wishes to thank and acknowledge the:
53 Hunger Hike 5K Run Donors
75 Hunger Hike Donors
38 Hunger Hike Sponsors
“Every step makes a difference in the fight against hunger.”
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