Name: 4-H Day of Service - Walk 6.8 Miles End 68 Hours of Hunger
Start: 2026-06-06
End: 2026-06-06

June 6, 2026 | 10:00am - 2:00pm

In-Person

Join Us For a Family-Friendly Community Event to Support End 68 Hours of Hunger

This family-friendly event will take place at two hubs, where teams of family, friends, or clubs will participate in a relay-style walk or trek totaling 6.8 miles: one mile for each hour of the End 68 Hours of Hunger initiative. Along the way, there will be fun activities, interactive learning stations, and opportunities to raise awareness and support this important cause.

This kickoff is just the start! Throughout the coming year, youth will have the opportunity to plan and implement local projects addressing food insecurity, discover ways to help neighbors, and take on leadership roles in their communities. Every step, idea, and effort helps build a stronger, healthier, and more connected local community: your participation truly matters!

Held rain or shine! Registration opens April 1st; closes May 15th.

Our Community Cares: 4-H Day of Service Flyer

4-H Day of service guidebook

Registration Link for 4-H Member (must be logged into ZSuite)

Registration Link for Non-4-H Participant

Contact

Kristen Lyons
4-H Teen Leadership Field Specialist

How You Can Participate

4-Hers and community members will choose one of the “hub” locations to walk/trek a relay-style 6.8 miles to support the organization End 68 Hours of Hunger. End 68 Hours of Hunger is a public non-profit effort to confront the approximately 68 hours of hunger that some school children experience between the free lunch they receive in school Friday and the free breakfast they receive in school Monday.

Help us in raising funds for End 68 Hours of Hunger as well as reducing the stigma of food insecurity.
Youth and adults will form teams (clubs, families, friends) and work together before the event to raise funds for End 68 Hours of Hunger.
On the day of teams will bring the money they have raised and take part in a community day with our big relay walk/trek and celebrate our community with games, activities and a community meal.

UNH Hub

Gunstock Mountain Resort Hub

UNH Hub Schedule: Step Up For Hunger

Time	Task	Information
10-10:30am	Check-in, Welcome and Warm up	Check in at registration table Pick up t-shirts Opening remarks from End 68
10:30-11:15am	Relay Kickoff and First Laps	Official start Laps 1-10 Lap 1: Team Color Lap Lap 5: Crazy Hair Lap Lap 10: Pirate Lap Activity zones open: Face painting Bubbles Stomp rockets Micro-gardens Tote bag decorating Bounce house Lawn games
11:15-12pm	Themed Laps and Activity Engagement	Laps 10-20 Lap 15: Silly Socks Lap Lap 20: Superhero Lap Vendors are open! NH Food Alliance Center for Wildlife Strafford County Community Partners
12-12:45pm	Lunch and Mid-Day Celebration	Boxed lunches served by UNH Catering Open seating in field and around track Pie-eating contest Team costume judging Kid games
12:45-1:30pm	Laps and Challenges	Laps 21-28 Lap 25: Backwards Lap (Challenge to walk backwards or wear your clothes backwards) Activity zones re-opened
1:30-1:50pm	Closing Lap and Recognition	Lap 29: Everyone out together Recognition: Medals awarded Prizes to highest fundraising team Best costume Most spirited team
1:50-2pm	Wrap Up	Thank you announcements Reminder to send funds/community service logs to Kristen Community clean up

Gunstock Mountain Resort Hub Schedule: Trek to End Hunger

Time	Task	Information
9:50-10:30am	Arrival and Expo	Check in at Welcome Tent Receive event resources Drop off area for food donations Basecamp for Change Open Open zones for outdoor recreation and conservation partner vendor tables Expo for careers in the outdoors Banner making
10:30am	Opening Ceremony	Welcome and opening remarks about “Trek to End Hunger” and End 68 Hours of Hunger Overview of day’s event flow Rotating around open activity zones
10:45-12:30pm	Wild Miles Adventure Loop	Participants choose to trek 6.8 Kilometers (Approx 4 miles) OR trek a multi-station adventure course totaling a combined 6.8 miles. Full hike estimated 120 minutes Handicapped accessible trail offered
10:45-1:30pm	Give and Grow Corner	Plant micro-green garden Start a takeaway micro-green garden for themselves and for a family in need Learn about the nutritional benefits of micro-greens Learn how to incorporate micro-greens into meals from typical food‑bag items and at every meal Pack a Bag Mission Decorate Mission Food Bags Write “Messages of Hope” to families receiving food
11:30-1:30pm	Lunch and Learning	Lunch provided Learning “Wild” Cooking Workshop
1:30-1:45pm	Wrap Up	Thank you announcements Reminder to send funds/community service logs to Kristen Lyons Community clean up