Home Page for the Presbytery of Donegal's Hunger Program Last page update: September 13, 2013

This page is maintained by Rick Schmidt. You can always reach me at 717.747.6310 Of course you can send an email me at: frederick_schmidt@yahoo.com

To find the CROP Hunger Walk nearest you, click one of these links:

Chester County Crop Walks Downingtown - 10/6 Oxford - 10/20 Phoenixville - 10/20 York Coungy Crop Walks Hanover - 10/20 Jefferson / Codorus - 10/20 Loganville / Seven Valleys - 10/13 Stewartstown - 10/13 York City - 10/13

Lancaster County Crop Walks Donegal / Maytown - 10/20 Elizabethtown -  10/13 Lancaster City - 10/20 Lititz - 10/20 Mount Joy - 10/20 New Holland - 10/20 Paradise - 10/20 SoLanCo - Quarryviille - 10/19

Clink the logo above to go to the CROP Homepage

There you'll find links to all sorts of  materials:

poster, bulletin stuffer brochure

donor receipt waiver form

Get your church involved in PHP's:  Enough for Everyone Included are five projects that allow you & your congregation to respond to worldwide economic inequalities from the perspective of your Christian Faith [To go to the webpage of any of these five  programs, Click any of the icons below]

Featured Project for The Christmas Season Fair Trade Gifts from GLOBAL MARKETPLACE:

Consider gift Ideas for Christmas and all year long from GLOBAL MARKETPLACE Click here to download a gift catalog in pdf format. It contains fair trade gift ideas from craftspersons  & growers both at home and abroad.Your purchases benefit people around the world. Your support enables them to live their lives in dignity rather than poverty.

Purchase FAIR TRADE COFFEE, tea, chocolate, cocoa, pecans, and cranberries from farmers around the world. You'll be helping these farms provide a "living wage."  for their families

Purchase your church's palms for Palm Sunday from the ECO-PALM PROJECT. They are  harvested in an Eco Friendly way and offer a "Living Wage" for the farmers who harvest them in Mexico and Guatemala. For all the info you'll need to order click here

Are you printing T-Shirts for your church? Then puchase SWEAT FREE T-SHIRTS from Casa Vida Women's Sewing Cooperative in Nicaragua where your T-shirts are produced in humane conditions and the workers receive a "living wage" .

OKIO-CREDIT USA offers Presbyterians the opportunity to invest in a sustainable economic future for the world's poorest countries through investments in micr-ofinance, cooperatives, fair trade organizations, and small-to-medium enterprises

For more information click any of the above logos

Help in the Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts Consider organizing a trip to help in the rebuilding process Click here for a list of PDA work camps in New Jersey

For the Hurricane Sandy Situation Report from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance  (PDA) log onto: www.pcusa.org/pda/hurricane-sandy

Donegal Presbytery's International Partnership with : The Presbytery of Mthatha

UPCSA

PCUSA

EXCITING NEWS!! A Contingent of three will be visiting us beginning in mid October! To visit our webpage:  www.donegalhungerprogram.org/umtataweb