Each year, Ashure Ministry and The Corner Table host the Catawba County Hunger Walk. This year, we are happy to welcome the addition of Hickory Soup Kitchen to the event. The goals of this three-mile walk (or a one-mile walk option) are to raise funds for hunger relief efforts in Catawba County and to raise awareness of the hunger issue in our community.   

These three organizations are asking that you will find it in your heart to support our hunger relief efforts. All Hunger Walk donations will be shared evenly between these organizations, and you may rest assured that your gift will be used to feed the hungry here in Catawba County. To join us for the event, you can register to walk as an individual, join or create a team, or become an event sponsor. Please note that a $25 donation is required to receive an event t-shirt.  

Awards are presented for the largest team, the top team fund-raiser, and the top individual fund-raiser, so invite your friends and join in the fun! Sponsorship opportunities are offered at multiple levels with differing benefits. This is a wonderful opportunity for your employer, church, civic group, etc. to make an impact as well as circulate their name within the community!

We hope that you will join in the fun on October 13th in historic and lovely downtown Newton. There will be ice cream, inflatables, and fun for the entire family! For more information on the walk including registration and sponsorship, please go to cchungerwalk.com.

--Ashure Ministry assisted with over $1.4 million in crisis funds, distributed over 2.5 million pounds of food through 39,119 food pick-ups, distributed 9,357 Student Hunger food bags, served 527 homeless individuals with food, and served 1,309 households with pet food.   

--The Corner Table served 63,900+ hot meals, sent out over 3,900 frozen meals, provided more than 7,000 weekend meal--to-go bags, provided schools with over 9,000 snacks, and provided more than 39,300 weekend food bags for students.  

---Hickory Soup Kitchen served 80,718 hot nutritious meals and provided 7,846 bags of groceries in 2023. HSK also provided space for 7,680 showers taken by our guests. Our HOPE center has provided job placement to over 100 individuals and provided transportation for 10 to 12 of those folks daily to and from work.