By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson St. Vincent De Paul group is holding their Friends of the Poor® Walk Saturday.
"We've done it every year for probably at least ten years," said Lovella Kelley with St. Vincent De Paul. "It's at Holy Cross Saturday morning at 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Every penny that we get from this walk is used right here in Hutchinson."
They are still doing a physical walk this year.
"It's one of those events where, you don't pledge us so much per mile or so much per anything," Kelley said. "We just get together and we have a course set up around the campus of Holy Cross. It's probably a half-mile or so. You don't ever cross a street. It's just very casual and very pleasant."
COVID-19 has brought community needs to the forefront.
"It's very important in our community because, particularly right now, things are not real great for a lot of people," Kelley said. "We're helping with food, rent, utilities, just about anything that is considered a crisis event in their life."
Over $2.2 million was raised nationally in 2019.