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Photo by Westwood Minute/Darlene Wong Cancell. Participants in the Interfaith Mini Walk for Hunger included members of houses of faith and residents from Westwood and beyond.
10-24-2022 12:08am
Photo Gallery: 13th Annual Interfaith Mini-Walk for Hunger
Darlene Cancell
Editor
Despite a grey sky and lightly falling rain, about fifty community members gathered to walk through the neighborhood around Westwood's Temple Beth David, participating the 13th annual Interfaith Mini Walk for Hunger, a fundraiser to benefit Project Bread, the statewide anti-hunger organization.
Event co-organizers Connie Rizoli and Dr. Jeff Greenwald of Temple Beth David had announced that the walk would go on, rain or shine, because the problem of hunger doesn't stop with a change in the weather.
The crowd was reduced from the previous year, but by the beginning of the event, dedicated members of the community had already raised over $10,000 for the cause of addressing food insecurity. A final tabulation of the donations had not yet been made at the end of the event, as donations have continued to come in.
Below are photos from the day:
Photo by Westwood Minute/Darlene Wong Cancell. Event co-organizer Connie Rizoli of Temple Beth David was a multi-tasker, taking photos, answering questions, and providing organization everywhere as needed to Sunday's Interfaith Mini Walk for Hunger.
Photo by Westwood Minute/Darlene Wong Cancell. Participants in the Interfaith Mini Walk for Hunger listen to opening remarks at Temple Beth David. Participants were both adults and children from different faiths, such as Christians and Muslims, and came from Westwood and nearby communities.
Photo by Westwood Minute/Darlene Wong Cancell. Event co-organizer Dr. Jeff Greenwald noted that over $10,000 has been raised so far in the 13th annual Interfaith Mini Walk for Hunger.
Photo by Westwood Minute/Darlene Wong Cancell. During the event's opening remarks, children in attendance helped to assemble care packages containing chocolate, cereal bars, toothbrushes, tissues and other items for people in need. 
Photo by Westwood Minute/Darlene Wong Cancell. Three lovely ladies from Westwood's St. John's Episcopal walked and talked together on the three mile trek through the Temple Beth David neighborhood.
Photo by Westwood Minute/Darlene Wong Cancell. A group of walkers from First Parish of Westwood set a pace that worked for both adults and children of different ages in their group.
Photo by Westwood Minute/Darlene Wong Cancell. A member of First Congregational Church Norwood joined the Interfaith Mini Walk for Hunger with her dog. 
Photo by Westwood Minute/Darlene Wong Cancell. Organizers of the Interfaith Mini Walk for Hunger gifted participants with event-branded bandanas, button pins, and stickers.
Photo by Westwood Minute/Darlene Wong Cancell. Lou Rizoli of Westwood's St. Margaret Mary gave remarks at the opening of the event.
Photo by Westwood Minute/Darlene Wong Cancell. Westwood Food Pantry Board Member Trish Tucke spoke of the contributions of Johnny Box to help address local food insecurity during the pandemic.
Photo by Westwood Minute/Darlene Wong Cancell. Rabbi Karen Citrin of Temple Beth David gave remarks while First Parish of Westwood Pastor JT Hills awaits his turn.
Photo by Westwood Minute/Darlene Wong Cancell. A representative of the Islamic Center of New England noted that being muslim means not allowing a neighbor to go hungry.
Photo by Westwood Minute/Darlene Wong Cancell. The Reverend JT Hills of First Parish of Westwood described his personal passion for addressing the issue of food insecurity. 
Photo by Westwood Minute/Darlene Wong Cancell. A representative from Project Bread spoke about the organization's efforts to make free school lunches a permanent offering from Massachusetts schools.
