ZANESVILLE – Drivers were able to pick up turkeys as well as shelf-stable foods and things like bags of carrots, apples, oranges, sweet potatoes, and white potatoes. This Thanksgiving is especially important for conducting an event such as this. “The need is great. The need is greater this year than it has been for a […]
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ZANESVILLE – Both Eastside and the church are aware of food shortages that local residents deal with on a regular basis. First Baptist Church Pastor David Nuhfer says the goal is to try to alleviate those shortages in a way that allows people to have a greater sense of hope and a lower sense of […]
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ZANESVILLE – Eastside Community Ministry is preparing for its fifth annual mum sale. The event is held from a partnership with McDonald’s Green House. “It’s really a simple fundraiser for Eastside. (It’s) fun. Basically, we’re just people to order mums from us. We’re getting them here locally so you’re helping out Eastside while supporting a […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio-The McHugh automotive dealership in Zanesville presented a check to Eastside Community Ministries Monday afternoon. The check was for nearly $6,000 and will go towards buying supplies for the upcoming school year. “This, as I said earlier, is our seventh year of being involved in this. It’s really the best thing we get to […]
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ZANESVILLE – Lace Up for Kids is held from a partnership between Eastside Community Ministries, WHIZ, and Wendy’s. The fast food restaurant is running a program that is allowing money to be donated for the children. “So from today until July 19th, if you buy a kids meal at Wendy’s, we’re going to donate 1 […]
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ZANESVILLE – The standard tools for school is on hold for now. Eastside typically takes donations and packs around one thousand backpacks for kids to go back to school. “We still are planning to help the kids in some way for school supplies but its going to look a lot different if we follow the […]
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ZANESVILLE – Local insurance agency presents Eastside Community Ministry with $2,000 check. The check comes from State Farm was presented to Eastside Wednesday morning and agent Sarah Wickerham says, as a small business owner, she is happy to use the resources State Farm has to do good in the community. “Just 400 dollars buys several […]
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ZANESVILLE – First Baptist Church and Eastside Community Ministry gear up for their monthly produce giveaway. Like the giveaways have been in the last two months, supplies are only allowed to be gathered by driving up to the parking lot next to the church where a volunteer will hand off the items to you. Volunteers […]
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ZANESVILLE – Due to the pandemic, clothing donations are being put on hold for the safety of both volunteers as well as the people who receive the clothes. Eastside is focusing mostly on its feeding programs. The volunteers still do assist people who are in desperate need of the donations. “We have still been assisting […]
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ZANESVILLE – The check comes to recognize Eastside’s services and to also allow the organization to continue its mission. The local Masons presented a check of $2,250 to Eastside Monday morning. The Masons are a charitable organization and it feels like Eastside is very deserving of the donation. “Their food pantry and support of children […]
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