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Eastside Family Emergency Shelter

Monday, May 6, 2013

Business Professionals Host Community Health Fair, Food Drive

The Overlea-Fullerton Business Professional Association is collecting fresh food for the Eastern Family Emergency Shelter on May 18.

The latest event in an ongoing partnership will take place in two weeks when the Overlea-Fullerton Business Professional Assocation hosts a Community Health Fair at the Eastern Resource Center. The professional group has been, for the last year, collecting food and items to help out the Eastern Family Emergency Shelter at 9100 Franklin Square Drive in Rosedale. On May 18, during the community health fair, which runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the group will present the shelter with a donation of fresh food; fruits and vegetables collected throughout the day and people who attend are asked to bring fresh food as the price of admission. The event will include health and fitness demonstrations, games and music, according to a flier posted to the …

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Professionals To Help Shelter with Milk and Juice

An area professional group is collecting items for the Eastside Family Emergency Shelter.

A group of business professionals is looking to help those in need by collecting items for the Eastside Family Emergency Center. The Overlea-Fullerton Business Professional Association, which began collecting for the shelter back in February, will supporting "Milk & Juice Month" at the shelter, according to an email from the group. The professional association is currently focused on donations of either gift cards or cash to purchase milk and any type of juice, including individual juice boxes and canned/bottled juice, according to an email from group president Donna Bethke. Other immediate needs include: A full list needs can be found on the shelter wish list. Collections are being taken at the following businesses throughout Overlea, …

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