Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Donate to Food Bank and kids can participate in scavenger hunt
SouthPark Mall will have a Malloween Party and Scare Away Hunger Scavenger Hunt on Sunday, Oct. 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. When you donate one or more food items to the Strongsville Emergency Food Bank, you will receive a Trick Or Treat Bag, Scavenger Hunt Passport and all the details for The Scare Away Hunger Scavenger Hunt and SouthPark Malloween Party. Suggested Items: (plastic jars or cans please) - Peanut Butter - Jelly - Tuna - Canned fruit - Canned vegetables - Pasta Two food collection areas will be available beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28: in the Cinemark Court (near Auntie Anne's) and in the Dick's Sporting Goods wing (near H&M). Pre-registration …
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
For Kelly Kling, helping out keeps your own worries in perspective
Guess how much Kelly Kling makes for running the Strongsville Emergency Food Bank. It's a 40-hour-a-week job -- stocking the shelves, scheduling the 115 volunteers, handling paperwork, cleaning. Her paycheck? A whopping nothing. Kling just smiles and shrugs. "I just wanted to help other people," she says. "There's always someone worse off than you." A volunteer at the Food Bank for 10 years, Kling stepped into the leadership role nearly three years ago. She has genuine compassion for the people she serves "You can see the pain in their eyes," she says. "You can tell they want someone to talk to for a minute." Each month, hundreds of Strongsville residents depend on the food bank to supply them with essentials -- cereal, canned …
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Hundreds stop by monthly for a few bags of help
The shelves at the Strongsville Emergency Food Bank look pretty well stocked with cans of soup, jars of jelly. It looks like it would be enough to, well, feed a hungry community. But no, not nearly. "We're actually running kind of low right now," said Kelly Kling, coordinator of the pantry. Each month, hundreds of Strongsville residents depend on the food bank to supply them with essentials -- cereal, canned vegetables, paper products, peanut butter. "We also give out gift cards (for groceries) when we can," Kling said. Right now, 257 families are registered with the pantry, located in a small building at 13200 Pearl Rd., adjacent to Center Middle School. Rocky Economy The good thing is, that number is down from a few years ago, when it …
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Local business owners can get free advertising and support Strongsville non-profit during March
If you own a business in Strongsville, you've already got a spot in our Places Page, a directory of all the retailers and service providers in town. But did you know you can enhance your listing -- upload new pictures, advertise sales, provide extra information -- by "claiming" it? And if you do it in March, Strongsville Patch will donate $5 worth of free advertising to the Strongsville Emergency Food Bank. It's very easy to claim a listing. The one-minute video above walks you through the five simple steps. Or just find your listing in the directory and follow the directions. Sign in to Strongsville Patch (or register, if you haven't already), find your business, fill out a short form and you're ready to roll. It should take less than …
Linda
8:15 pm on Thursday, May 31, 2012
Kelly is awesome! We love her to pieces! She is dedicated to helping others and asks nothing for herself. She is a living angel. more ›