Hunger Hike Exceeds 2015 Fundraising Goal
At a 
celebration this past Monday, it was announced that Hunger Hike 2015 not only raised a record amount but also exceeded the 2015 fundraising goal. For the first time in the 50 year history of Hunger Hike — the amount raised exceeded $100,000. The total is $100,282 in cash donations plus $1,000 in donations of gift cards.
Special thanks to the Lafayette Life Foundation for our final 2015 donation of $5,000 which took us over top.
A majority of the money comes from local churches and their fundraising efforts. The top church fundraisers this year were as follows:
- St. Thomas Aquinas ($26,351),
- Chapel of the Good Shepherd ($4,050),
- St. Andrew United Methodist ($3,900) &
- Bethany Presbyterian ($3,367).
Hunger Hike was also blessed with donations from many local companies. The top event sponsor donations this year were as follows:
- Walmart/Sam’s Club Foundation ($6,000),
- Lafayette Life Foundation ($5,000),
- Alcoa Foundation ($4,300) &
- Bison Financial Group ($2,000).
On hand for the celebration were two of the Hunger Hike honorary co-chairs —
- Coach Sharon Versyp, Purdue Women’s
Basketball and - Coach David Kucik, Purdue Crew {pictured above};
- representatives for the City of Lafayette, St. Tom’s, Good Shepherd;
- as well as event sponsors:
- Steven Wien, Bison Financial Group &
- Kelli Luttrell, Alcoa {pictured right}.
The celebration was capped off with the presentation of checks to representatives of the three sponsoring organizations —
- Rob Pahl, St. Thomas Aquinas Haiti Ministry,
- Katy Bunder, Food Finders Food Bank, Inc. &
- Susie Riley, Lafayette Urban Ministry {pictured below}.
Hunger Hike 2015 raised a grand total of $101,282
($1,000 in gift cards), with each organization receiving $33,760.
The proceeds from Hunger Hike 2015 will have a tremendous & immedi
ate positive impact on the Fight Against Hunger — locally, regionally & globally. Thank you all again for making history this year at Hunger Hike.
Please mark your calendars for next year’s Hunger Hike event weekend — September 17 & 18, 2016. More information may be found on the Hunger Hike website at www.hungerhike.org.
If you wish to become a Hunger Hike 2016 event sponsor, please call or email Joe Micon (765-423-2691 | jmicon@lumserve.org).
If you wish to make an individual donation to Hunger Hike, click HERE.
More photos from the recent Hunger Hike celebration may be found HERE.
