Christ United Methodist Church goes for top challenge wins at charity walk

On Saturday, Oct. 13, at 8 a.m., hundreds of Sugar Land area residents will flock to the Telfair Central Lawn next to the Houston Museum of Natural Science Sugar Land to participate in the successful and popular TelfairLife Charity of Your Choice Walk.

Every year, walk participants choose a charity for which they would like to walk, and 100 percent of their walk registration is donated to that charity. Walkers can also raise money by having friends and family donate money to their team.

The event also holds several Challenge Competitions where walkers can win more money for their charity. The Charity Challenge awards $1,500 to the charity represented with the most pre-registered walkers participating in the walk, with $750 and $250 awarded to the second and third place charities respectively. In the Walker Challenge, $1,000 will be awarded to the top two individual fundraisers, to be given to the designated charity of their choice.

In the team challenge, $1,500 will be awarded to the pre-registered team of four or more that raises the most money. This year, the Christ United Methodist Churchs (CUMC) team is making a large push and effort to register as many members of their congregation as they can in order to win several of the challenges.

The churchs team, called the Christ Church Jaunters, have the goal of registering 100 walkers and raising $70,000 for their charity of choice, the Fort Bend Habitat for Humanity.

The group has already registered more than 120 walkers, who range in age from 18 months to 92 years. The group is committed to helping raise these funds for the 12th Habitat for Humanity House built by Christ Church in association with The Fort Bend Habitat for Humanity chapter.

CUMC built its first Habitat for Humanity home in the fall of 1999. I found that experience very fulfilling and decided to volunteer with Fort Bend HBH on a regular basis, said Bob Ayers, a member of his churchs Jaunters team and Chairman of CUMCs HFH Mission Team. What I found in HFH was an organization which allowed me to do several key things. One, it was a way to pay back the Fort Bend Community for allowing me to raise my family is a great environment. Secondly, it gave me a great stress release from my job, something physical at the end of a long week in the office. Third, I developed a new sphere of friendships. And lastly, it gave me an opportunity to demonstrate my faith through my actions.

The Jaunters Teams goal is to specifically pay for land and building materials for the Habitats 12th house. Construction on the new building, which began Sept. 15, is built solely through volunteer work.

Our church has had a great internal PR campaign to raise awareness of CUMCs HFH Mission and the importance of the Telfair Charity Walk as a means of raising funds to support the building of our 12th HFH home, Ayers said. One of our goals for this year is to win the award and associated bonus for the largest team at the Telfair Charity Walk.

A group of 12 from the churchs Jubilee Sunday School class participated in last years event. The group decided to participate in the in the 2011 Walk as a means to help raise funds for the 11th Christ Church Habitat House.

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Christ United Methodist Church goes for top challenge wins at charity walk