CROP Walk

An advance planning meeting for the Vineyard CROP Walk will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 5 p.m. at Grace Church in Vineyard Haven. The speaker will be the Rev. Bert Marshall, New England Director of Church World Service.

Groups and individuals who might be interested in participating in this year’s walk are encouraged to attend and learn about the walk, which will be held on Sunday, Oct. 16, beginning at 2 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Roman Catholic church in Vineyard Haven. The route extends to the Trinity United Methodist Church in Oak Bluffs and back.

The CROP walk benefits United States and world charities, as well as the Island Food Pantry.

For more information, call Alden Besse at 508-693-3930.