News from Community Resource Services

May, 2021

Thanks for Making a Difference!

Our CRS clients were treated to a very special Mother's Day gift bag filled with items such as specialty soaps, chocolates, tea, note cards, stamps, nail polish, hand lotion and other items that made them feel special! We were able to distribute 60 gift bags thanks to the generosity of so many people that dropped off these items. Special thanks to St. Joseph Parish and the New Westsiders for their generosity. Both groups donated lots and lots of wonderful things!

Thanks to you we were able to brighten the lives of many moms on their special day!

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Saturday, June 26, 2021

The 9th Annual Hooks for Hunger Walleye Tournament is being held on Saturday, June 26, 2021! This fishing tournament will feature dinner, raffles, door prizes and an awards presentation. All proceeds go directly to CRS and our mission of diminishing the effects of poverty in Avon and Avon Lake. Since it's inception in 2013, Hooks for Hunger has raised close to $140,000 for CRS!

For more information contact Ed Moran at edmocraft57@gmail.com.

Home Runs for Hunger

Save the Date

HOMERUNS for HUNGER

is Back!

Mark your calendar for Thursday, August 26th for CRS night at Mercy Health Stadium in Avon! Support CRS while you watch the Lake Erie Crushers take on the Southern Illinois Miners! This is always a fun night out for family, friends or co-workers! More details on how to purchase your tickets will be coming soon!

SOUPer Bowl Food Drive XI

We are excited to announce that the SOUPer Bowl Food Drive will take place this year on September 10, 2021 at the Avon Lake vs. Avon varsity football game at Joe Firment Chevrolet Stadium in Avon. The SOUPer Bowl is a friendly competition between Avon and Avon Lake to see which community can collect the most food for our food pantry. Watch for more details on how you can participate. Questions should be directed to Sheila at sroth@aalcrs.org.

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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: Avenbury Lakes, Avon Hospital Lab, Avon Lake Giant Eagle, Avon Lake Post Office, Barry Bagels, Bay Presbyterian Church, Christ Church Westshore, EZ Transitions, LLC., Hunger Network Food Rescue, Learwood Middle School, New WestSiders and PJ's from Grandma.

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. Thank you for making a difference, right here at home!

Don't forget to log into the Amazon Smile website when you make your purchases from Amazon! Amazon Smile will donate .5% of your eligible Amazon purchases when you choose "Avon Lake Community Resource Services" as the charity of your choice.

Amazon Smile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same services.

As of March 2021, Amazon Smile has donated $466.04 to CRS! Thank you to everyone that has already chosen CRS as your charity!

Please login to smile.amazon.com today to begin supporting CRS while you shop!

Our food pantry exists thanks to so many who generously donate. We currently are in need of boxed macaroni & cheese, peanut butter, jelly, pasta sauce (in plastic jars please), dish soap and small (40 oz..) liquid laundry detergent. We do not need any canned vegetables right now.

Thank you for your generous support in keeping our pantry stocked!

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

We believe in a community where every resident is free from poverty.