Groton Students Walk for Hunger
Fifteen Groton students walked 20 miles on Sunday as part of the Walk for Hunger, which raises funding for Project Bread, a Massachusetts nonprofit that feeds the hungry through 400 programs in 120 Massachusetts communities.
The walk began on the Boston Common just after 8 a.m. and meandered down Commonwealth Avenue, through Brookline, Newton, Watertown, Cambridge, and back to the Common. "Walk for Hunger gave Groton students a chance to be a part of something big," says Director of Community Engagement and English teacher Jonathan Freeman-Coppadge. "A chance to prove their own stamina and gain an appreciation for issues facing the world not far from Groton's Circle."
The walk was an activity of Groton Community Engagement (formerly Groton Community Service), which connects Groton students with the broader world through service and engagement. The group regularly works at Loaves and Fishes, a food pantry in Devens, takes meals to Our Father's House, a shelter in Fitchburg, and has provided food and servers for Groton Community Dinners.
"Everyone crossed the finish line with smiles on their faces," says Freeman-Coppadge. "They all slept soundly on the bus ride home."
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The walk was an activity of Groton Community Engagement (formerly Groton Community Service), which connects Groton students with the broader world through service and engagement. The group regularly works at Loaves and Fishes, a food pantry in Devens, takes meals to Our Father's House, a shelter in Fitchburg, and has provided food and servers for Groton Community Dinners.
"Everyone crossed the finish line with smiles on their faces," says Freeman-Coppadge. "They all slept soundly on the bus ride home."
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