From West Virginia-A Kenova, W.Va., man who has pledged to raise $10,000 in each of West Virginia's 55 counties to benefit food pantries is in Wood County "walking out hunger in West Virginia."
Tom Knopp, director of Good Samaritan Center in Kenova, came to Parkersburg Wednesday evening. A potluck dinner was held for him at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Parkersburg, where he spoke to residents about his plans.
''I set out a goal to walk all 55 counties in West Virginia,'' he said. ''Hopefully, I can walk 25 miles a day.''
In each county, he wants to raise $10,000 to meet his goal of $550,000 statewide by June 24.
The idea for the walk and the "Walking Out Hunger in West Virginia" campaign came from a need to help the two area food banks in West Virginia.
The funds he will raise in Wood County will go to the Mountaineer Food Bank, which supplies local food pantries and feeding programs, or the Wood County Emergency Food Co-op to support member pantries and feeding programs.
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