Walk with the Lost Boys of Sudan fundraiser for the Pickle Jar Project. During a Young Christians at Work program a group of youth began saving money in pickle jars in 2007 . They began learning about outreach and global solidarity by one of the Lost Boys of Sudan who spoke at their meeting.
Now this group of young people has planned a fundraiser Walk for 2 miles along the Erie Canal on Saturday July 26th at 10am rain or shine. The registration is from 9am to Noon and the event is from 10a,- 3pm. Stop by and join in the walk , held at Wide Waters Park, 767 East Market St in Lockport. People of all ages are welcome to walk and enjoy the day. Food and drinks will be available.Youth of the Diocese are working to reach a goal of $35.000 by the end of 2008. They have been holding various events and collecting funds to raise money to finance the wing of a medical clinic. This clinic wing will be built in Southern Sundan through Reach Out to Africa or ROTA . The wing will be dedicated to the late Father Gary Bagley and Sister Karen Klimczak SJ. Interested walkers can visit the website http://www.thepicklejarproject.org/ for a registration form and more information.
