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News from
Community Resource Services
February 2025
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John T. Shook Community Service Award
Award Nominations Now Being Accepted
Deadline to Submit Nominations is March 5, 2025
The John T. Shook Community Service Award pays tribute to a very special friend and longtime CRS Board member who passed away in 2018. John touched the lives of many people in our community. He was dedicated to community service and he volunteered for many local organizations including CRS. In John’s memory, the CRS Board of Directors established an award in his name, to be given annually to an individual or group that embodies John’s commitment to volunteerism in our local community.
We are now accepting nominations for this award. If you know of an individual or organization that has been dedicated to volunteering for CRS or other organizations in our community, please complete this nomination form. Evaluation of the nominees will be conducted by a selection committee and the recipient will be announced at the Annual Charity Ball being held on April 5, 2025.
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2025 Charity Ball
We are excited to announce the 36th Annual Charity Ball which will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at the Shipyards Event Center in Lorain. Sponsorship opportunities at all levels are currently available! We are also collecting donations to be used in our live and silent auctions. If you would like more information, please click here to email Sheila.
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The Charity Ball is our biggest fundraiser of the year! Watch for more information about this fantastic event! Tickets will go on sale next week! | |
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MORE CHARITY BALL NEWS!
The Charity Ball volunteers are hard at work planning lots of ways to support the CRS Charity Ball and our mission to diminish poverty in Avon and Avon Lake! Check out these two fundraisers: The LOUIS VUITTON RAFFLE and WINE BINGO!
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If you can't attend but want to support WINE BINGO, we are accepting bottles of wine to serve as the Bingo PRIZES! Contact Mindy at mpenn@aalcrs.org for information. | |
WELCOME KRIS!
Please join us in welcoming Kris Murray to the CRS team as our new Bookkeeper and Assistant Client Coordinator. Kris brings her strong organizational and problem-solving skills to the job, as well as her patient and fun personality. Kris is a graduate of Avon Lake High School, Miami University (undergrad) and University of Akron (Masters). Kris lives in Avon Lake with her husband, Trevor, and their kids, Sam, Kate and Annie.
Fun fact: Kris's mom, Maggie Corcoran, was a long-time employee of CRS before she retired in 2016. Kris is very familiar with CRS and has volunteered for many years!
Welcome Kris, we are so excited to work with you!
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Meijer Simply Give Program
Supports Hunger Relief Program
CRS is proud to announce our continued partnership with the Meijer to provide much needed support to local families facing food insecurity. From now through March 29, 2025, $10 Simply Give donation cards will be available for purchase at the Avon Meijer store. CRS uses these donations to purchase items for our food pantry to ensure we are well stocked for the families who rely on us for support. We are grateful to Meijer for their ongoing support of the communities where they do business. Since the Avon Meijer store opened in May 2019, they have donated more than $43,000 in food cards to CRS! THANK YOU for supporting this incredible program!
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Student Board of Directors Position Available
The Board of Directors of Community Resource Services will be seeking a high school student from Avon High School to serve as the student representative to the board. The applicant should be a sophomore or junior entering the 2025-2026 academic school year. The position is for a two or three year term. Deadline to apply is May 1, 2025. Click here for more information and to access the application.
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We are currently in need of all types of toiletries, including shampoo, deodorant (men's and women's), toothpaste and toothbrushes, feminine hygiene products, etc.
If you are able to donate it would be greatly appreciated. We accept donations during our regular business hours, Monday - Friday, from 10am - 2pm. .Just drive down the alley behind our office and ring the doorbell by the CRS sign. Thank you!!
*We cannot accept clothing, household items or medical supplies. Thank you!
We are closed on Monday, February 17th in recognition of President's Day.
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CRS has been blessed this month with many donations of non-perishable items for our food pantry! Thank you to the following businesses and organizations:
Avon Crochet Group, Barry Bagels, Christ Church Westshore, Crumbl - Avon, Holy Spirit Church, Holy Trinity Parish, Hunger Network Food Rescue, Avenbury Ladies of the Lake, Lake Shore United Methodist Church - Women of Faith, Learwood Middle School, Redwood K Kids and Text Book Painting.
We are so grateful for all of the donations that help keep our food pantry well stocked. Thank you for making a difference, right here at home!
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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.
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Community Resource Services | 440-933-5639 | aalcrs.org
33479 Lake Road, Suite C, Avon Lake, OH 44012
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