AMBOY – Put on your walking shoes and come join the St. Vincent de Paul Amboy Conference as it hosts the nationally sponsored St. Vincent de Paul Friends of the Poor Walk to benefit the needy and those living in poverty in the Amboy area.

It will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 at St. Patrick Catholic Church Hall, 32 N. Jones in Amboy.

Participants are asked to get pledges and walk a 5K course through the city of Amboy.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with the walk starting at 9 a.m.  T-shirts are given to those participating.  Water and refreshments will be provided for the walkers. Pledge money and donations should be turned in the day of the walk.  You can also register and make donations online at www.fopwalk.org     

St. Vincent de Paul is a Catholic lay organization of more than 800,00 men and women throughout the world who voluntarily come together to grow spiritually and offer person-to-person aid to the needy and those living in poverty in 142 countries on six continents.  With the U.S. headquarters in St. Louis, MO, membership in the United States totals over 98,000 people in 4,441 communities. 

The walk brings awareness to those in need among us.  All proceeds will directly benefit people in Amboy and the surrounding area. Some of the ways SVP helps those in need is with housing expenses, utility costs, medication, transportation, household, car and educational expenses.