Header Photo of Ely Square
“Each New Year, we have before us a brand new book containing 365 blank pages. Let us fill them with all the forgotten things from last year—the words we forgot to say, the love we forgot to show, and the charity we forgot to offer.”
― Peggy Toney Horton
― Peggy Toney Horton
Invest Elyria is busy this month preparing for the rest of the calendar year. In the planning stages we are working with several people and organizations to make this year memorable for those in need.
Some of the folks we are working with are:
Beth Doyle and her group "The Elyria Hookers" a knitting and sewing group for the Warming Drive during Compassion Week where last year IE and the Elyria Hookers were able to knit or collect over 1500 items that were put out in Elyria Square for anyone needing the hats, gloves, scarves, and other new and gently used clothing that Elyrians donated.
Some of the folks we are working with are:
Beth Doyle and her group "The Elyria Hookers" a knitting and sewing group for the Warming Drive during Compassion Week where last year IE and the Elyria Hookers were able to knit or collect over 1500 items that were put out in Elyria Square for anyone needing the hats, gloves, scarves, and other new and gently used clothing that Elyrians donated.
We will be distributing free produce and fruit to locations in Elyria till the end of October with food supplied by 2nd Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio. Fuel for our Mobile Market van and volunteer support supplied by Our F.A.M.I.L.Y.(Fathers and Mothers Involved In Local Youth)
Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority that is allowing us the use of one of their units at Wilkes Villa to provide a pantry once a month where we can distribute food to all that come by our location at 156 Pratt Blvd.
Also planning:
January through December: Running our free pantry at 156 Pratt Blvd. the last Thursday of each month
April-May 2020: Invest Elyria's annual pancake breakfast at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church; IE Volunteers for Elyria Pride Day.
May 2020: Elyria Pride Day where we will again be cleaning and sprucing up #1 Fire Station, and the Elyria Police Station
Summer of 2020
Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority that is allowing us the use of one of their units at Wilkes Villa to provide a pantry once a month where we can distribute food to all that come by our location at 156 Pratt Blvd.
Also planning:
January through December: Running our free pantry at 156 Pratt Blvd. the last Thursday of each month
April-May 2020: Invest Elyria's annual pancake breakfast at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church; IE Volunteers for Elyria Pride Day.
May 2020: Elyria Pride Day where we will again be cleaning and sprucing up #1 Fire Station, and the Elyria Police Station
Summer of 2020
- - Elyria Farmers Market that Invest Elyria has been hosting for the last five years.
- Mobile Market where we visit locations each Thursday in the city to hand out free fruit/produce from the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio.
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Invest Elyria holds annual warming event
Laina Yost, The Chronicle-Telegram, Jan 22, 2020 6:00 AM ELYRIA — Groups of Elyrians are providing some warmth to those in need over winter. Invest Elyria and Elyria Hookers took 1,775 knitted or donated items to Ely Square on Monday for anyone who might need them. Socks, hats, scarves, gloves and gently used coats are in little bags at Ely Square that people can come and pick up throughout the week. The event started six years ago, targeted toward anyone in need or anyone who is homeless. Elyria Hookers, a local knitting group, started providing knitted items three years ago. "It's just really grown," said Mary Bryan, executive director of Invest Elyria. "It just keeps taking off and it's really grown. It's really nice because the community gets involved." Two people monitor the items and go over once a day to check on things and rearrange if needed.The event runs through noon Friday. Any items that are left over will be donated to local churches. There were multiple collection sites for donations. Dairy Queen, Pandy's, A&J Raceway and new business GCS Electric, all accepted donations. Bryan said the event is meant to spotlight the need to help others within the community. Contact Laina Yost at (440) 329-7121 or lyost@chroniclet.com |
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Jan. 30, 2020: Volunteers at our food pantry at 156 Pratt Blvd. before our distribution
St. Andrews - McDonald's Gift Card Drive 2019-2020 For the homeless that stop by the church asking for help - donate a McDonald's $5 Gift Cards. Please purchase and drop off at St. Andrews Church (Holly Lane entrance - there is a mail slot there). McDonald's Gift Cards can also be sent by mail to: St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 300 3rd. St., Elyria, OH 44035. These gift cards are used to provide a hot meal for those people that stop by the church asking for help. ...Thank You! |