Hoops For Hunger Raises $1,600 for CRS

Avon, Avon Lake basketball games bring in cash, food

Hoops for Hunger, a voluntary effort lead by Avon Lake High School senior Molly Disbrow and members of the schools’ Key Club, raised approximately $1,600 for Avon/Avon Lake Community Resource Services. Disbrow, and other members of the girls basketball team, presented a check to CRS Director Susan Poole on Jan. 16 during halftime of the Avon-Avon Lake basketball game. Hoops for Hunger also brought in more than 300 cans of food. Money was raised through donations at the Avon vs. Avon Lake boys and girls basketball games Jan. 15 and 16, as well as through the sale of T-shirts. The group set up collection points around Avon and Avon Lake to bring in donations also.  

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Kaiser Permanente 12th Annual Eagle Run Takes Off Saturday

Event benefits Event benefits Community Resource Services

The streets of Avon will be filled with runners and walkers for the Kaiser Permanente 12th Annual Eagle Run on Saturday, May 26. Starting at the new location of Avon High School, runners and walkers can begin registering at 7:15 a.m. Proceeds from the event will in part go to Avon Lake-based Community Resource Services. Options for runners include participating in either the 5-mile or 5K events. Walkers can enjoy the 5K Walk. Both the 5-mile and 5K Run/Walk will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the 1 Mile Kids’ Fun Run (ages 13 & under) starts at 10 a.m. Consistent with the past 11 years, half of the proceeds of the Kaiser Permanente 2012 Avon Eagle Run will go to the Avon Schools Educational Endowment Fund. The donated money is invested, and the …

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2 Tons of Food Help March Away Hunger: Letter

23 organizations participate in food drive.

A very special thank you to our community for their support in the recent March Away Hunger food drive, benefiting CRS. This drive was truly a community effort with the 23 Avon Lake Community Council organizations, Avon Lake City Schools, Avon Lake City, Safety and Utilities employees, along with First Federal of Lakewood, The Commerce Benefits Group and Giant Eagle coming together to assist families in need in Avon Lake. This month long food drive in March collected 4,158 pounds of food valued at $6,663. With food assistance requests up 29 percent this past year, a major food drive is just what CRS needed to stock their pantry going into the summer months. Thank you again, Avon Lake, for all your donations to March Away Hunger. Marty O’…

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CRS Gets $14,500 Donation

Director says assistance was up 22 percent last year

Last Chance: Claim Your Patch Places Page This Month to Help Charity

By claiming your free Patch page, you’ll help the Community Resource Services earn free advertising on this site.

Avon business owners—have you claimed your free Patch Places page yet? If you haven’t, we have an extra incentive for you this month. If you claim your business listing (essentially a free web page) before the end of March, we’ll give the Community Resource Services $5 in advertising for each listing claimed. So, other than helping the services center, what’s in it for you and your business? Plenty! When you claim your Patch Places listing, you can update some of the existing information—like your phone number or hours—add extra details about what your business does, share new photos and respond to reader reviews. And it’s easy to do. Check out the video above for step-by-step directions. If you still have questions, don’t hesitate to …

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Claim Your Directory Listing, Support CRS

For every listing claimed on Avon Lake Patch during the month of March, we will donate $5 in Patch advertising to Community Resource Services (CRS).

Want to know a really easy (and free) way to help a local non-profit? We're supporting Community Resource Services this month with a claim-your-listing promotion here on Avon Lake Patch. Our online directory is filled with businesses, government agencies, non-profit organizations and everything else you come across in Cleveland Heights. Business owners, when you claim your listing in Patch Places, you get control of your directory listing. You can add photos, update business hours and interact directly with users who post reviews. Claiming these listings also increases your visibility on the Internet — another place for your business to get the attention of potential customers. And now, we're giving you the chance to give back to a great …

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March Away Hunger with CRS Food Drive

Donations drive sponsored by the Avon Lake Community Council

Avon Lake Community Council is asking neighbors, students, churches, organizations and businesses in Avon Lake to join their community-wide food drive, March Away Hunger, during the month of March, to benefit Community Resource Services (CRS). “Our organizations individually have always been involved in assisting those in need, running programs, scholarships for youth, etc, in our community,” Marty O’Donnell, president of the Avon Lake Community Council said. “We just decided to pull our resources together to address the community hunger issue noted by CRS.” The purpose of Avon Lake Community Council is to promote community organizations in Avon Lake through the sharing of ideas, events, and membership for the betterment of the community …

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Shaking 'Em Down For a Good Cause

Heading to Giant Eagle? Bring a few bucks to make this a more-awesome-than-ever Christmas season for CRS and the Salvation Army.

Avon Lake Patch editor Lori E. Switaj and fellow Kiwanian Dave Rickey ring the bell for Community Resource Services and the Salvation Army this past week. Switaj, who was inducted as Avon Lake Kiwanis first female president in October, reported shoppers at Giant Eagle, where the Avon Lake red kettle is located, were being generous this year. Member of CRS, the Kiwanis Club and the high school's Key Club helped "ring the bell" this year. The campaign kicked off on Nov. 15. Donations to the kettle remain in Avon and Avon Lake. In Avon Lake, the Kiwanis Club partners with Community Resource Services (CRS) and the Salvation Army, ringing the bell each Christmas, encouraging shoppers to drop a donation into a one of the well-known red kettles. …

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Facing More Need, Food Pantry Steps Up

Despite growing need, Community Resource Services is offering more than 80 Thanksgiving baskets this year.

The Lorain County unemployment rate dropped from 9.7 percent in August 2010 to 7.9 percent in August 2011, according to the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services. But as more people head back to work, Susan Poole, executive director of Community Resource Services, said more people are coming to her, as well. “We’ve seen an 8 percent increase in total services provided from last August to this August,” Poole said. Between January and August of this year, CRS gave away 21 tons of food, still the organization’s keystone service. But Poole said she’s starting to see demand for other services increase. “Where people used to come in just for food assistance, now they’re coming in for food and utility bill assistance, or prescription …

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