Walk to Feed the Hungry 2026! [Buddhist Global Relief - Bhikkhu Bodhi]

Dharma Drink Friends,

Great news!, Buddhist Global Relief is resuming their Walk to Feed the Hungry fundraiser. This is a wonderful cause and an amazing way to meet Buddhist and like minded compassionate friends from many Buddhist sanghas.

This year will be an FYI event as opposed to a Dharma Drink host led event due to circumstances. But please, if you can, go to the walk, donate to BGR, or spread the word.

NO AMOUNT IS TOO SMALL & YOU CAN DONATE ANONYMOUSLY!

Two ways to join!
(1) Join the walk or donation through the Dharma Drink team!
https://buddhistglobalrelief.org/campaigns/walk-to-feed-the-hungry-with-dharma-drink/
(2) Join on your own, create your own team, or just donate.
https://buddhistglobalrelief.org/campaigns/2026-nyc-walk-to-feed-the-hungry/donate/

Also, I put together a video of my reflections on the 2019 BGR'a Walk to Feed the Hungry
[ YouTube Link - Reflections on 2019 Walk to Feed the Hungry ]

BGR was formed by American Buddhist scholar-monk, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, and his students in 2008 to help the needy. Dharma Drink has been going to BGR's walks and concert fundraisers since 2014 because we love all the wonderful things they do. BGR projects focus on four main areas (1) Food Assistance, (2) Education, (3) Women's Empowerment, and (4) Sustainable Agriculture.
BGR Projects: https://buddhistglobalrelief.org/current-projects/
BGR Main Page: https://buddhistglobalrelief.org

NOTE: Must register if going so they can properly prepare the luncheon.

Thank you,

Eddie

----- BGR Walk to Feed the Hungry website ----

https://buddhistglobalrelief.org/2026-nyc-walk-to-feed-the-hungry/

Since 2010, Buddhist Global Relief’s Walks to Feed the Hungry have offered a precious opportunity for Buddhists of diverse affiliations—and friends of Buddhism—to come together in a shared endeavor to tackle one of the most daunting challenges of our time: chronic hunger and malnutrition, which afflicts about 800 million people around the world. The walks are a channel for expressing compassion in action and also a way to meet fellow Buddhists who share the aspiration to alleviate suffering and give others a chance to thrive and flourish.

This year, for the first time since the Covid pandemic, BGR will be holding a Walk to Feed the Hungry in New York City. Led by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, participants will walk peacefully through Astoria Park, near the East River in Astoria, Queens, and then will gather at a nearby site for a vegetarian lunch, speakers, and Dharma fellowship.

We hope that you will join us, either in person or in spirit, for this joyful morning of compassionate action in support of the work of Buddhist Global Relief. BGR currently sponsors sixty projects that span the world, from far-off Mongolia to enclaves of hunger here in the U.S. Our projects provide direct food aid to the hungry; support the education of poor girls—a major antidote to hunger; enable women to start home cottage industries; and provide crucial assistance to help farmers adopt climate-resilient models of agriculture. BGR has a four-star rating on Charity Navigator, and our projects have offered thousands of people around the world an outlet from crushing poverty and hunger.

The Buddha said, “The gift of food is the gift of life.” By joining the walk, or supporting others on the walk, you’ll be giving the gift of life to people in need throughout the world.

We appreciate your preregistration so that we are able to provide lunch for participants! Email us at [walks@buddhistglobalrelief.org](mailto:walks@buddhistglobalrelief.org) for group registration or to ask any questions.