News from the Heart

Avon/Avon Lake Community Resource Services Newsletter

 

August, 2014 

 

 

 

 

 
BUON APPETITO!

For anyone who has attended a CRS Charity Ball, you know what amazing auction items are always available. For two consecutive years, one of the Live Auction items has been an Italian Feast, hosted by and held at the home of Avon Lake residents Tom and Tomie Patton.

 

Pictured here is one of the MANY highlights of this year's dinner -- a cooking demonstration featuring parmigiano reggiano cheese -- unbelievably delicious!

 

The lucky winners of this year's auction dinners haven't stopped talking about the experience. Here's what one of the guests had to say:

 

"The Patton dinner exceeded ANYTHING you could hope for from a special evening. I can't even begin to describe the lengths they went to to provide such a special atmosphere, from the food, drinks, presentation, music, stories, etc. You'll have to experience it for yourself, but we can truly say it was one of the most memorable evenings of our lives. It was THAT good!"

 

Thank you to the Pattons for offering this unique opportunity, and for their overwhelming generosity and long-time support of our CRS families! 

CRS JOINS FORCES WITH HALL OF FAME TO BRING YOU THE ERIE SHORE WELLNESS RACE!

 

Community Resource Services and The Avon Lake Sports Hall of Fame are pleased to announce the date of the
5th Annual Erie Shore Wellness Run
on Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2014!

 

Proceeds from this event will be shared between our two organizations. Part of the money raised will enable CRS to continue its mission of providing basic needs assistance to families in Avon and Avon Lake. The Hall of Fame committee will use its portion of the proceeds as they continue recognizing athletes, teams and individuals who are selected for the honor of enshrinement into Avon Lake's Sports Hall of Fame, as well as to help Avon Lake High School students who are in need of assistance to pay their Pay-to-Participate fees.    

 

Race Times are as follows: 

 

5K Run & 5K Walk: 9:00 am 

Kids Run: Approximately 10:15 am 

 

Registration is now open: 

On-line: until Friday, August 29th at 9:00 am 

www.hermescleveland.com

Or visit the CRS website at aalcrs.org to download a registration form and mail to:

 

Hermes Sports & Events

1624 St. Clair, Cleveland, OH 44114

***Mail in registrations must be received by

Wednesday, August 27th***

Same Day Registration - 7:30 am - Memorial Stadium,

Avon Lake High School

*No Registration necessary for Kids Fun Run*


If you have any questions, please call Pam at 933-5639. 
BACK TO SCHOOL

CRS was pleased to distribute more than 200 backpacks last week, filled with supplies to help our families head back to school with the things they need to begin the next academic year on the right foot!

Thank you to all of the community members, businesses and organizations who helped contribute to these distributions. We are truly grateful for the outpouring of school supply donations we receive each year.

Special thanks go out to the Avon Lake Kiwanis, who made a generous donation in the amount of $1,500 to help us purchase supplies, and the Walmart Foundation and the Avon Walmart store for giving us a special discount and a gift card to put toward our shopping spree.

In addition, we couldn't have managed the distribution of all those supplies without the help of the team of volunteers from Lowe's in Avon. They sent employees to CRS for two consecutive days to help pass out backpacks and supplies! Thank you to Lowe's for always being there when we need some added help. We really appreciate our partnership!

COMMUNITY LUNCH BUNCH

 

Avon Lake Presbyterian Church hosts a free Community Lunch Bunch the third Thursday of each month. All are welcome. Bring a friend and come join the group from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm on August 21st at ALPC, 32340 Electric Blvd., Avon Lake. All ages will be treated to a homemade lunch. No registration is required. For more information, please call the church office at 933-6240. 


Save The Date For CRS Events:

Fall Farmers' Market: 

Tuesday, September 9th at 2 PM 

 

SOUPer Bowl Food Drive:   

Friday, August 29, 2014

 

Erie Shore Wellness 5K Run:  

Labor Day, September 1, 2014
CARGILL CARES!



What a huge help it was to have members from the Cargill Cares team on-hand to distribute fresh produce at our Farmers' Market on August 14th. Thanks to the food provided by the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio, our CRS families were able to select from a variety of fresh vegetables!

Special thanks also go out to Midge Crist, an Independent Health, Wellness and Fitness Professional, who also helped out at the market. Midge passed out recipes to go along with the vegetables being distributed, and answered questions about how to best prepare the produce and generally how to eat healthy.

We are so very grateful to be able to offer the Farmers' Markets to our clients. Thanks to everyone who made this one a success!

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH TENDS THE CRS GARDEN 

 

A big thanks to Matt Walworth and his volunteers at the Calvary Baptist Church for planting and tending our Community Garden plots this year. They have been bringing in produce weekly, which is much appreciated by our clients.

 

 

SOUPer BOWL 2014
 
Join in the fun of this year's SOUPer Bowl Food Drive, and help CRS replenish its pantry shelves! 
 
The SOUPer Bowl is a friendly competition between community members in Avon and Avon Lake to see who can collect the most food by weight. It is held each year at the Avon vs. Avon Lake Varsity Football game.

This year's event is on Friday, August 29, 2014 at Avon Lake High School's Memorial Stadium. All food collected directly benefits families in need right here in Avon and Avon Lake. We also accept cash donations. Each $1 contributed is counted as 5 pounds of food.

One truck for each community is stationed at the football field and is weighed after the 1st quarter of the game. The winner of the food drive competition is announced at half time and is presented with the SOUPer Bowl Trophy.

For more information about the SOUPer Bowl, please contact Pam at 933-5639.  
PROCEEDS FROM EAGLE RUN BENEFIT CRS

Our heartfelt thanks to the members of the Eagle Run Committee for their on-going support of CRS and the people that we serve.

We received a generous donation in the amount of $3,000 to help provide basic needs assistance to the members of our community. We couldn't do any of what we do without the support of groups like the Eagle Run Committee.

Congratulations to them for another successful event this year, and thanks again for continuing to choose CRS as one of the beneficiaries of their net proceeds!

COMMUNITY DONATIONS 

 

CRS has truly been blessed this month with many donations of non-perishable items for our food pantry.  

 

Thank you to the following businesses and organizations: Mid Century Lodge #725, Another 4H Club, Emma Knick and the guests at her birthday party, Market Day, Joey Spirnak and his Christmas in July food drive at St. Joseph Church and Fifth Third Bank in Avon Lake.  This is in addition to the many individuals who bring donations to the CRS office on a daily basis.   

 

We are so very grateful for all of the donations that help keep our food pantry well stocked and that help us continue our mission of People Helping People!

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK?

We have eliminated one of our Facebook identities.

Please take a minute to make sure you're connected to the Facebook identity we'll be using by clicking "like" on the following Facebook page. This will enable us get all of our Friends into one place. We don't want to lose anyone! Thanks!

Rock Pile "Fundraising That Rocks"

Don't forget to shop at the Rock Pile and tell them you'd like to support CRS. Five percent of your purchase (pre-tax) will be donated to CRS.

The Rock Pile is a landscape supply yard and garden center, and is located at 900 Nagel Road in Avon.
Avon/Avon Lake Community Resource Services

 

Our Mission: Community Resource Services is a responsive, community-based organization whose mission is to diminish the effects of poverty in Avon and Avon Lake. We provide basic needs assistance and individualized resource and referral services in a compassionate and confidential manner.

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