Project Bread's 48th annual Walk for Hunger draws 35,000 in Boston. The event aims to rise money to help those in Massachusetts that are struggling with hunger.

Ellen Parker, the executive director of Project Bread's Walk for Hunger,said that, “We raise enough money to fund close to 400 food pantries and soup kitchens across Massachusetts. It’s an act of the spirit, and it’s a really pragmatic act, too.”

“To have 35,000 people in the city of Boston walking and bearing witness to the fact that other people are suffering is extraordinary,” said Parker. “And it’s a huge reminder that we’ve come far, but we need to come a little further.”

One walker, Cheryl, said that, “It’s the atmosphere, the people, you’re getting in shape, it’s a lot of fun.” “There’s things that we are blinded to that we don’t see every day, and there’s people in need, so it’s a great cause to give to,” she said.

“People are going without food and people you don’t even realize that you might be standing with or working with, or kids that don’t have dinner the night before,” said another participant. “It’s a really good cause.”

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