St. Clare’s Episcopal, Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic, Mount Si Lutheran and the Snoqualmie United Methodist Churches, organizers of the recent Snoqualmie Valley CROP Hunger Walk, wish to thank all those who helped to make this fundraiser such a success.

Thanks to car washers and the generous people who came to get their cars washed at Les Schwab, to Meadowbrook Farm Interpretive Center which hosted the event, to local business and individual donors. We’ve raised almost $6,000 for Church World Service to share with the local Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank (25 percent) and hunger relief efforts in other parts of the world (75 percent).

We had a lot of fun and met some inspiring people. We would especially like to thank the following local businesses: Snoqualmie Valley Eye Care; Les Schwab; QFC; Safeway; ACE; Caadxi Oaxaca (Mexican restaurant in downtown Snoqualmie); Glass and Bottle Bistro; Infusion Bar and Grill; Aahaar’s Indian Eatery; Acacia; Anas’ Mexican Restaurant; Brunello’s Italian Restaurant; Cascade Dance Academy; Susan Robins, DDS; Snoqualmie Valley Dentistry; Eric J. Opsvig, DDS; Jeff Warren, State Farm Insurance Agent; Chaplin’s Auto North Bend; River Bend Cafe; Bindlestick Coffee and Brew; and Down to Earth Florist and Gifts.

Also, thanks to the Valley Record for placing this event on its weekly calendar page.

The organizers look forward to such wonderful support again in 2017.

The Rev. Mary Brown,

Retired pastor, Snoqualmie United Methodist Church