FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 29, 2004
Contact: Doug Bush
617-899-3684

NEWTON CANDIDATE SWISTON JOINS IN THE WALK FOR THE WORLD

On October 24, 2004, Greer Tan Swiston and her son Parker will be walking 10K in the Newton Walk for the World. Greer first started participating in "Walk for Hunger" when she was in elementary school and is glad to pass the tradition on to her son. Though these walk-a-thons have changed through the years, the feeling of community and walking for a good cause has not.

"Besides giving support, I always try to actively participate in several community services or charity events each year", Swiston says. Currently a candidate for State Representative for the 11th District of Middlesex, she's taking precious time out of her campaign schedule just a week before the election. "I promised myself that I would not let the campaign stop me from doing what I cared about."

Swiston is participating in this walk for several reasons:

• She is walking because it symbolizes the walk that many do it every day just to get a bite to eat for the week.
• She is walking to raise money to feed and serve people in need.
• She is walking because it promotes good health.
• She is walking because she supports non-profit organizations that rally behind a cause and doesn't expect the government to pay for everything.
• She is walking because charity is a choice, not a mandate. And she chooses to feed the hungry.
• She is walking because it is all well and good to talk about being charitable, but it is much better to actually do something about it.

Greer and her son invite the whole community to join in supporting this event, which will bring much needed funds to the Newton Food Pantry as well as the Church World organization who have identified Hurricane relief for Florida as one of the primary areas of focus. Visit www.cropwalk.org for more information or to donate online for the walk.

Donations for this walk can be made out to "CWS/CROP" and mailed to:

Greer and Parker Swiston
80 Orchard Ave
West Newton, MA 02465

For more information about the Newton Walk for the World, contact Mary Donchez at (617) 965-7441. Greer may also be contacted directly through her website at www.vote4greer.com or by telephone at (617) 308-7906.