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Event Sponsor – 2023

If you’re interested in becoming a 2023 Hunger Hike event sponsor, please call or email us (765-423-2691 | info@hungerhike.org).

Here are our Hunger Hike 2023 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

  • Barash Law
  • Caterpillar, Inc.
  • Centier Bank
  • City of Lafayette, IN
  • City of West Lafayette, IN
  • Essential Touch Massage
  • Greyhound Coffee
  • IGH Steel Fabrication
  • NeoVision Optical
  • Stuart & Branigin LLP
  • The Spinning Axe
  • Warren County REMC

Friend Level – $300 – $499

  • 40 & 8 – Voiture 3rd
  • Arni’s
  • Chosnek Law

In Kind Gifts & Services

  • Awards Unlimited
  • Boilermaker Special – Purdue Reamer Club
  • GlGraphix
  • Meijer
  • Scott Starkey
  • Rat Pak Mobile DJs
  • Smiles Unlimited
  • Studio b Dance & Fitness

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.

Volunteer Sign Up – Hunger Hike
  • Hunger Hike (1.5K Walk) – Volunteers Sign up HERE
    • Set up, Check in, Water distribution, Route guides, Break down & more

Thank you.

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Sunday

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Sunday, September 17 – Celebration & 1.5K Walk

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.  

  • Cost: $6 ($8 for XXL)
  • You can buy them right on the donation form.
  • Deadline is September 7
  • All t-shirts must be ordered in advance.

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:

  • Set Up
  • Receive Donations
  • Handout T-shirts
  • Distribute Bottled Water and other food items
  • Help with Clean Up

Interested? Sign Up HERE

Photos – Check out the photos from Hunger Hike:

Special Thanks to our Event Sponsors! 

Thank our event sponsors —  and support their businesses, please.
Hunger Hike event sponsors, list HERE.

Hunger Hike – Info

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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.

  • 1 p.m. – Celebration begins at Riehle Plaza
  • 2 p.m. – 1.5K Walk at Riehle Plaza
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6 Ways to Participate

  1. Hike/walk in the Hunger Hike 1.5K Walk, Information HERE
  2. Make a Donation NOW, HERE
  3. Support a Team or a Fundraiser, HERE
  4. Become a Sponsor, email info@hungerhike.org or call 765-423-2691
  5. Collect donations the “old school” way
    • Collection Form – click HERE – print and use to keep track of your donations
  6. Promote Hunger Hike – Flier, Poster, Postcard & more – click HERE

More information, click HERE

Sponsoring Organizations

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.

Event Sponsors

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.

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Hunger Hike Photos – To view all of the Hunger Hike photos through the years, click HERE

Volunteer Opportunities at Hunger Hike

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Volunteer at Hunger Hike 2015

Volunteers are needed on-site at the Hunger Hike 5K Run on Saturday, September 19th as well as the Hunger Hike Kick-off event on Sunday, September 20th. To see more specific times and tasks—and to sign up, click HERE and select Hunger Hike.

 

Fr. Charles (Haiti) Visits Hunger Hike Team

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HH LogoThis 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 & Rob2015-08-24 2015-08-24 001 087 (2) (1024x1023) 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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Donate – Hunger Hike

5 Ways to Donate

  • Donate to Hunger Hike, HERE
  • Donate to a Hunger Hike Team, HERE
  • Donate to a “Hiker,” HERE
  • Mail in or Drop Off a Donation
    • Make your check payable to “Hunger Hike”
    • Mail or Drop off to —
      Hunger Hike, 420 N 4th Street, Lafayette, IN 47901

Hunger Hike 2015

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Hunger Hike 2015Mark your calendars for Hunger Hike 2015 – Hike to Feed the Hungry

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 keystone event is the opening ceremonies on Sunday — immediately followed by the traditional Hunger Hike 3K Walk. Hunger Hike also includes a 5K Run on Saturday morning.

The details of the Hunger Hike events are as follows:

Hunger Hike 3K Walk
Date: Sunday, September 20, 2015
Time: Noon – check-in; 2 p.m. – Hunger Hike 3K Walk starts
Place: Riehle Plaza, N 2nd Street, Lafayette

HH5K Run
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2015
Time: 8:00-8:45 a.m. check-in; 9:00 a.m. race starts
Place: West Lafayette Trail System
Registration Cost: $30 includes T-Shirt

All Hunger Hike 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.

It’s an opportunity to support these outstanding local organizations while enjoying a meaningful community event.

 

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Ways to Participate

  1. HH5K Run Information, click here.
  2. Hunger Hike 3K Walk Information, click here.
  3. Make a donation to Hunger Hike NOW, click here.
  4. Support a Team, click here.
  5. Become a Sponsor, email lum@lumserve.org or call 765.423.2691

Introducing the Hunger Hike Co-chairs

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Introducing the Hunger Hike 2014 Co-Chairs —

Coach Sharon Versyp & Coach David Kucik.

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Coach Sharon Versyp

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Coach Dave Kucik

 

Sharon Versyp is the head women’s basketball coach at Purdue University; and Dave Kucik is the head coach of the Purdue University Rowing program including the Purdue men’s & women’s Crew Teams.

Coaches Versyp and Kucik are both passionate about fighting hunger and are a great role models for us all. They both have built strong programs for their student-athletes while emphasizing the responsibility to serve the neediest in your community. They create opportunities for their student-athletes to raise awareness and more importantly raise money for important programs like Hunger Hike. They also lead by example — engaging personally in the community to have a positive impact.

Coaches Versyp and Kucik will kick off Hunger Hike with words of inspirational for the participants on Sunday, September 21 — and the Purdue women’s basketball team and the Purdue Crew Team will lead the Hunger Hikers to the trail head.

Join us for Hunger Hike — meet our Hunger Hike 2014 Co-chairs — and raise funds to feed families locally, regionally, and globally.

HH5K Run

Saturday, September 20

8 a.m. — Check In

9 a.m. — Race begins

Cumberland Park, West Lafayette, Indiana

 

Hunger Hike 3K Walk

Sunday, September 21

Noon — Check In

1:45 p.m. — Remarks

2 p.m. –- Hike begins

Riehle Plaza, Lafayette, Indiana

 

Hike to Fight Hunger

  • Donate Online
  • Hunger Hike—3K Walk Registration
  • HH5K Run Registration
  • Support a Team
  • Become a Sponsor

Go to www.hungerhike.org

If you have questions – call or email (765.423.2691 | hungerhike@lumserve.org)

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Be a Hunger Hike HERO

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This year everyone is encouraged to be a Hunger Hike HERO.

To be a Hunger Hike Hero, individuals must do the following:hungerhike_HERO

  • Participate in the traditional Hunger Hike on Sunday, September 21
  • Raise $50 or more for Hunger Hike
  • Run in the HH5K Run on Saturday, September 20th

If you participate in both events on Hunger Hike weekend and raise at least $50 — you will not only get two T-shirts and water bottle — you will also be recognized as a Hunger Hike HERO.

Take the challenge—Run, Hike, Raise money to Fight Hunger — and become a Hunger Hike HERO!

HH5K Run

Saturday, September 20

8 a.m. — Check In

9 a.m. — Race begins

Cumberland Park, West Lafayette, Indiana

 

Hunger Hike 3K Walk

Sunday, September 21

Noon — Check In

1:45 p.m. — Remarks

2 p.m. –- Hike begins

Riehle Plaza, Lafayette, Indiana

 

Hike to Fight Hunger

  • Donate Online
  • Hunger Hike—3K Walk Registration
  • HH5K Run Registration
  • Support a Team
  • Become a Sponsor

Go to www.hungerhike.org

If you have questions – call or email (765.423.2691 | hungerhike@lumserve.org)

#HungerHike

 

Join LUM online and help us serve children and families even better.

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